by Dan Mitchell | Oct 15, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Free Market, Government Spending
I’ve had ample reason to praise Hong Kong’s economic policy. Most recently, it was ranked (once again) as the world’s freest economy. And I’ve shown that this makes a difference by comparing Hong Kong’s economic performance to the comparatively lackluster (or weak)...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 10, 2014 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Divided government is good for America’s economy. Or, to be more specific, divided government is a net plus if the alternative is to have statists fully in charge of economic policy. I made this point back in 2012 when I pointed out that the unemployment rate started...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 9, 2014 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
In addition to his side job as Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Economics Department at Harvard University, Jeff Miron is Director of Economic Studies at the Cato Institute. He’s also the narrator of this video from Learn Liberty that discusses three myths...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 24, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I want to challenge supporters of intervention and big government. Here are two simple questions. I’ll be happy if I can get a semi-reasonable answer to either of them. 1. Can you name a nation that became rich with statist policies? Before you say Sweden, or...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 2, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economic Growth, Welfare and Entitlements
I very rarely feel sorry for statists. After all, these are the people who think that their feelings of envy and inadequacy justify bigger and more coercive government. And I get especially irked when I think about how their authoritarian policies will hurt the most...
