by Dan Mitchell | Jan 6, 2022 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market, Welfare and Entitlements
I created the Eighth Theorem of Government to illustrate the difference between well-meaning people (who want to help the poor) and zero-sum people (who seem to think some people are poor because other people are rich). This raises the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 5, 2022 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
As I warned a few days ago, Biden’s so-called Build Back Better plan is not dead. There’s still a significant risk that this economy-sapping plan will get enacted, resulting in big tax increases and a larger burden of government spending....
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 30, 2021 | Blogs, Free Market
A new edition of the Human Freedom Index has been released. When you combine measures of personal freedom and economic freedom, the “sensible nation” of Switzerland is at the top of the rankings. I don’t know if this means we should view...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 24, 2021 | Blogs, Free Market
Since it’s Christmas Eve, let’s use this opportunity for a holiday-themed economics lesson. I did a version of this back in 2012 by sharing a remake of Christmas songs. This year, we’re going to look at A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens....
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 19, 2021 | Blogs, Free Market
Greetings from Santiago. Chileans vote today for a new president and there’s a risk that a Venezuelan-style leftist, Gabriel Boric, will prevail. And that puts at risk the economic progress described in this video. The video has a good discussion...
