by Dan Mitchell | Dec 28, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
My recent three-part series (here, here, and here) explained why policy makers should seek to reduce poverty rather than inequality. I want to expand on that point today by showing why growing the pie is more important than how it is sliced. I’ve previously opined on...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 30, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market, Socialism
I’ve written a couple of times about a disturbingly large share of young people support statist economic policies. A good example can be seen in this polling data from the Pew Research Center (relevant data circled in red). Christopher Ingraham wrote about this survey...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 20, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Previous editions of the case for capitalism (Part I, Part II, and Part III) have focused on big-picture analyses of markets vs statism. Today, let’s look at a specific product that free enterprise has delivered. Younger readers may take smartphones for granted, but I...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 14, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
China is a success if you consider how economic freedom increased after Mao’s death and hundreds of millions of people were lifted out of unimaginable poverty. But I explain in this interview that China is also a failure because the reforms were too limited and the...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 5, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
While I generally don’t think recycling is economically sensible, I am going to reuse this 2013 BBC interview because it’s time (again) to criticize the economic illiteracy of Pope Francis. As I’ve previously explained, it’s good to care for the less fortunate....
