by Dan Mitchell | Jan 3, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
Nicolas Maduro was one of the worst dictators in the world. Between him an his socialist predecessor, Hugo Chavez, they turned the richest country in Latin America into a basket case. Living standards have collapsed. Millions of people have fled. Severe...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 24, 2024 | Blogs, Economics
Because of my libertarian instincts and sympathy for taxpayers, I’m not a fan of foreign aid. But there’s also the very practical argument that foreign aid simply does not work. More aid doesn’t produce more growth. Indeed, handouts may hinder...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 2, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy
I’m not a big fan of bureaucracy, mostly because government employees are overpaid and they often work for departments and agencies that shouldn’t exist. Today, motivated by “public choice” insights about self-interested behavior, I want to make an important point...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 27, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
In order to protect against “Goldfish Government,” it’s very important to make sure that the powers of government are constrained by national borders. This is the reason why I’m a passionate defender of tax competition and fiscal sovereignty (even if it means being...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 10, 2017 | Blogs, Uncategorized
You would think the never-ending mess in Afghanistan would have taught us lessons. Or maybe we might have learned lessons from the never-ending mess in Iraq. Notwithstanding those unpleasant experiences, President Trump is expanding America’s intervention in Syria...
