by Dan Mitchell | Nov 5, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Free Market
People who understand “public choice” are usually not very optimistic about the future of economic liberty. Simply stated, we recognize that politicians have an incentive to hook people on the “heroin of government dependency.” And that doesn’t end well. But I...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 4, 2023 | Blogs, Free Market
Other than believing in Israel’s right to self-defense (as I wrote back in 2010, “What would you do if you were an Israeli?”), I don’t have any special insights about the conflict in the Middle East. But I am willing to pontificate about economic policy in...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 31, 2023 | Blogs, Free Market
At the risk of understatement, our friends on the left are fixated on equality. If they were talking about equality of opportunity, or equality before the law, that would be great. Unfortunately, they want equality of outcomes. Which...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 30, 2023 | Blogs, Free Market
I wrote yesterday about new polling data showing support (or lack of support) for free markets in 34 nations. The headline result is that Poles are the most market-friendly people (followed by Americans). Russians, by contrast, are the most supportive of statism....
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 29, 2023 | Blogs, Free Market
I endlessly grouse and complain about how politicians undermine economic liberty. Part of the problem, however, is that in many cases voters are misguided. Back in 2014, I shared polling data from Pew about attitudes toward free markets. Surprisingly,...
