by Dan Mitchell | May 16, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
I’ve shared several columns (here, here, here, here, and here) reviewing scholarly research on the harmful economic impact of wealth taxation. From now on, however, I think I’ll simply share this clever video from the folks...
by Dan Mitchell | May 15, 2026 | Blogs, Education, Welfare and Entitlements
I don’t often claim to be ahead of the curve, but I’m going to pat myself on the back in today’s column about Swedish economic policy. More than 16 years ago, I started writing about Sweden’s shift from statism to markets. More than 14 years ago,...
by Dan Mitchell | May 12, 2026 | Blogs, Economics
I have a four-part series (see here, here, here, and here) explaining why all good and decent people should focus on reducing poverty rather than fighting inequality. Those four columns are, for all intents and purposes, data-driven examples of why...
by Dan Mitchell | May 9, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
I’m in Malta for a bit of research before speeches in Amsterdam and Reykjavik as part of the Free Market Road Show. So today is a good opportunity for a column on Malta’s rather-successful economy (something I’ve done for other countries, such...
by Dan Mitchell | May 6, 2026 | Blogs, Economics
France is not a socialist country, at least based on the technical definition. Business largely are not owned and run by the government. Prices generally are determined by competition rather than by bureaucrats. And private investment mostly guides the economy...
