by Dan Mitchell | Sep 25, 2025 | Blogs, Europe
To highlight preposterous examples of waste and malfeasance, I have three ongoing series: Great moments in state government Great moments in local government Great moments in foreign government Today, I have to create a new category. Because we’re going to cite an...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 9, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
I put a lot of focus on “convergence” and “divergence” because economic theory says rich countries should not grow faster than poor countries. So when there are examples of divergence, especially when looking at decades of data, we can learn very important...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 19, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Taxation
I’ve written before how ordinary workers are basically tax slaves in Europe. Today, let’s look at new evidence about the absurd extent of taxation in Europe. Here’s a chart shared by Michael Arouet, showing how much it costs a...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 23, 2025 | Blogs, Europe
Being a libertarian is refreshingly simple. You get to control your own life and you have no desire to dictate how other people live. Government exists (or should exist) basically to protect life, liberty, and property. Maybe a few additional “public...
by Dan Mitchell | May 14, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Europe
There’s an enormous amount of data showing that people in the United States enjoy much higher livings standards than Europeans. That’s not too surprising since most European governments have adopted large-sized welfare states while...
