A bold new member of the Moocher Hall of Fame.

British taxpayers are subsidizing goodies to enable unhealthy lifestyles.

Krugman mangles the data again to peddle is debunked Keynesianism.

Social attitudes play a large role in determining a nation’s long-run prosperity. But how easily can they be changed?

Which freakout is worse?

It’s time to add to our collection of horror stories from the U.K.’s government-run healthcare system (previous examples can be found here,here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here,here, here, here, here, here, and here). What makes today’s story different, though, is that the bureaucracy not only is denying care to a small child, but also seeking to prevent the family from seeking treatment elsewhere. Check out these excerpts […]

Since I’m an economist, I generally support competition. But it’s time to admit that competition isn’t always a good idea. Particularly when international bureaucracies compete to see which one can promote the most-destructive pro-tax policies. For instance, I noted early last year that the bureaucrats at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) were pushing a […]