by Dan Mitchell | Jul 3, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Two years ago, I explained how the industrial revolution helped catapult the western world to unimaginable prosperity. Today, let’s build on that column by looking at some of the secondary benefits. We’ll start with a chart from Our World in Data showing a...
by Dan Mitchell | May 17, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market, Socialism
From an economic perspective, the world is a laboratory and nations are experiments. Some countries show the wrong approach, while others serve as role models. Today, let’s look at the relative success of Lithuania, a small nation on the...
by Dan Mitchell | May 14, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Whenever I’m part of a debate about the merits of free markets, I ask my leftist opponent to respond to my never-answered question. Cite an example, I beg them, of big government producing prosperity. Inevitably, that person either dodges the question or...
by Dan Mitchell | May 11, 2024 | Blogs, Free Market
A couple of weeks ago, I shared some good news about President Milei‘s efforts to rescue Argentina’s economy. Here’s a bit more of my optimism. You can see my entire interview on the Schilling Show by clicking here. If you do, you’ll...
by Dan Mitchell | May 9, 2024 | Blogs, Free Market
I wrote in 2014, 2017, and 2020 about how free markets and limited government have produced amazing results in Singapore. Let’s revisit that country and we’ll start with this video from the Fraser Institute. Since the video explains that Singapore...
