by Dan Mitchell | Feb 16, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
My multi-part series on Socialism in the Modern World has featured Venezuela, the Nordic nations, and Greece. But no discussion of dirigiste policy would be complete without a look at France. After all, not only does France have a history of imposing 100-percent-plus...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 8, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Maybe there’s hope for France. When Greeks, Belgians, and the Brits riot, it’s because they want more handouts. The French, by contrast, have taken to the streets to protest higher taxes. And they have plenty of reasons to be upset, as the Wall Street Journal reports....
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 18, 2018 | Blogs, Taxation
Assuming elected officials care about the consequences of their actions, the obvious answer to a question isn’t always the right answer. Q: Why should a (sensible) politician oppose the minimum wage, especially since some workers will get a pay hike? A: Because the...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 23, 2018 | Blogs, Europe
In last year’s French presidential election between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, I joked that voters should choose the socialist over the socialist, but made a serious point that Macron – despite having been part of Hollande’s disastrous government – was...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 31, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Since it’s the last day of the year, let’s look back on 2017 and highlight the biggest victories and losses for liberty. For last year’s column, we had an impressive list of overseas victories in 2016, including the United Kingdom’s Brexit from the European Union,...
