by Dan Mitchell | Apr 22, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
I thought I found the sure winner of the counter-tweet of the year back in February when @jmhorp debunked a silly and illiterate tweet from @ATLCWorker. The inescapable conclusion from that exchange was that capitalism is the best...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 19, 2025 | Blogs, Free Market
In 2014, I dug through Census Bureau data to show that the well being of all income groups is closely correlated. More specifically, the incomes of all five quintiles (from the poorest 20 percent up to the richest 20 percent) tend to rise and fall together....
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 7, 2025 | Blogs, Free Market
I only share longer videos when there are very important points to be made (such as the rise and decline of New York City or Trump’s foolish protectionism). But I hope people will be patient enough to watch this 29-minute video. I’m a Milei fan because...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 22, 2025 | Blogs, Free Market, Health Care
Which nation has the best health system? Is it a country with overtly government-run health care, like the United Kingdom? Is it Singapore, with its one-of-a-kind system of mandatory private savings? Is it the United States, notwithstanding being...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 30, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Last year, I mocked Tucker Carlson for trying to make it seem like Russia’s moribund economy was successful. Two years ago, I showed that Russia lagged behind other nations that emerged from the collapse of communism. Three years ago,...