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...
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...
