by Dan Mitchell | Nov 6, 2016 | Blogs, Europe
Back in 2012, I wrote a detailed article explaining that Europe became rich in part because Europe didn’t exist. The geographic landmass of Europe existed, of course, but the continent was characterized by massive political fragmentation. And this absence of...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 18, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe
When I tell journalists and politicians that the European fiscal situation is worse today than it was immediately prior to the crisis, they don’t believe me. What about all the spending cuts, they ask? What about the draconian austerity? And the Troika-imposed fiscal...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 14, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe
Why did a for-profit college pay former President Bill Clinton the staggering sum of $16.5 million to serve as an “honorary chancellor for Laureate International Universities”? Was it because he had some special insight or expertise on how to improve education? Why...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 17, 2016 | Blogs, Europe, Society
There are no simple answers to Islamist terrorism, particularly when individual nutjobs are determined to kill a bunch of innocent people. But I know that some answers to the problem are wrong. So when politicians like Hillary Clinton say we should have more gun...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 14, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Europe
On June 23, the people of the United Kingdom will have the opportunity to restore sovereignty and protect democracy by voting in a national referendum to leave the European Union. They should choose “leave” over “remain.” The European Union’s governmental...
