by Dan Mitchell | Oct 18, 2023 | Blogs
In a capitalist system, poor people are not poor because rich people are rich. Our friends on the left are wrong to view the economy as a fixed pie. The same thing is true when looking at countries. Two years ago, I...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 26, 2023 | Blogs, Free Market
I first started complaining about bad economic policy in Ukraine nearly 10 years ago. But since I routinely criticize bad policy around the world, that was not special (and since politicians at home and abroad generally ignore my advice, it...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 22, 2022 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Whether they call it global warming or climate change, activists on the left act as if the issue is just an excuse to extort money and expand the power of government. In Part I, I wrote about kleptocrats exploiting the issue to shake down western...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 5, 2022 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
As part of a conference organized by the Face of Liberty International in Nigeria, I reviewed real–world evidence to explain the recipe needed for poor nations to become rich nations. With an emphasis on fiscal policy, of course. I think much of what I said is common...
by Dan Mitchell | May 30, 2022 | Blogs, Economics, Trade
I support free trade for selfish reasons. I want my life to be better and I want my country to be richer. But I also support free trade for selfless reasons. I want other people in other countries to be richer as well. And...
