by Dan Mitchell | Aug 3, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Back in 2014, I shared two videos – one narrated by Deirdre McCloskey and the other narrated by Don Boudreaux – explaining how the world went from near-universal poverty to mass prosperity (at least in the nations that embraced free markets and the rule of law)....
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 25, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
I’ve applauded China’s economic progress. It’s economic liberty score jumped from 3.64 in 1980 to 6.46 in the most recent edition of Economic Freedom of the World. That shift toward markets (which started in a village) helped to dramatically reduce poverty and turn...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Jul 19, 2019 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by RealClearMarkets on July 16, 2019. To benefit large brewers, U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) recently introduced the Aluminum Pricing Examination Act (APEX Act), which would give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 18, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
The candidates for the 2020 Democratic nomination are competing to offer the most statist agenda, with Crazy Bernie, Elizabeth Sanders, and Kamala Harris being obvious examples. But let’s not overlook Mayor Pete Buttigieg. He has a moderate demeanor, but he’s been...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 15, 2019 | Blogs
I wrote yesterday about the debate among leftists, which is partly a contest between Bernie Sanders-style socialists and Elizabeth Warren-style corporatists. Now let’s look at the debate on the right. There’s an ongoing argument over what it means to be conservative,...
