by Dan Mitchell | Nov 14, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Over the past few weeks, I’ve written several columns about the 100th anniversary of communism. I’ve looked at that evil ideology’s death toll, and I’ve written about the knaves and fools who defended and promoted communism in the west (included, sad to say, some...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 29, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
I fully agree with my leftist friends who say that corporations want to extract every penny they can from consumers. I also (mostly) agree with them when they say corporations are soulless entities that don’t care about people. But after they’re done venting, I then...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 23, 2017 | Blogs, Free Market
Most politicians are feckless creatures driven by their insecurities to say anything and everything in hopes of getting elected. And, once in power, they will do or say anything and everything in hopes of getting reelected. “Public choice” theory explains how these...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 8, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Right after Obamacare was enacted in 2010, I wrote a column suggesting four principles that should guide and motivate supporters of free markets and limited government. As part of that article, I pointed out that Obamacare wasn’t a dramatic change. Instead, it was...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 4, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
In prior years, I’ve shared some videos with powerful messages with a common message. Grinding poverty used to be the normal human condition, but then rule of law and limited government enabled a dramatic increase in prosperity. A video from Marginal Revolution on the...
