by Dan Mitchell | Aug 20, 2017 | Blogs, Free Market
Since my job is to proselytize on behalf of economic liberty, I’m always trying to figure out what motivates people. To be blunt, I’ll hopefully be more effective if I understand how they decide what policies to support. That’s a challenge when dealing with my friends...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 29, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Singapore is one of my favorite nations for the simple reason that it consistently gets very high scores from Economic Freedom of the World and the Index of Economic Freedom (as well as from Doing Business, Global Competitiveness Report, and World Competitiveness...
by Dan Mitchell | May 6, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
When contemplating the importance of good public policy, we can learn a lot from bad examples. Why did the Soviet Empire collapse? Why are Cuba and North Korea so poor? Why is Venezuela falling apart? The answer, in no small part, is that economies suffer immensely...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 6, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
It appears that Venezuela is on the brink of collapse as it enters the fourth circle of statist hell. And the death of Cuba’s long-time dictator gives hope that the people of that island nation may soon escape communist tyranny. Moreover, one certainly hopes that the...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Feb 24, 2017 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on Inside Sources on February 22, 2017. Senate Democrats recently proposed a plan for $1 trillion in deficit spending on infrastructure. It would commit billions of taxpayer dollars to high-profile boondoggles, like high-speed rail, which...
