by Dan Mitchell | Dec 13, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Back in February, I said Australia probably was the country most likely to survive and prosper as much of the world suffered fiscal collapse and social chaos. In hindsight, I probably should have mentioned Canada as an option, in part because of pro-growth reforms in...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 1, 2013 | Blogs, Free Market
Forget the debate over whether Obama is a socialist. Now we’re discussing whether Jesus is for big government. Or, to be more accurate, the Pope has started a debate about whether free markets are bad, particularly for the poor. Samuel Gregg of the Acton Institute...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 29, 2013 | Blogs, Free Market
The genius of capitalism is that there is a link between effort and reward. In a genuine market economy (as opposed to cronyism), people can only make themselves rich by working harder and smarter to satisfy the needs and wants of others. The blunder of statism is...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 14, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Europe, Free Market, Welfare and Entitlements
Switzerland’s left-wing party has instigated a referendum for November 24 that asks voters to limit pay ranges so that a company wouldn’t be able to pay top employees more than 12 times what they’re paying their lowest-level employees. I talked with Neil Cavuto about...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 27, 2013 | Blogs, Economics
Sometimes you find support for capitalism and small government in some rather unexpected places. I was surprised, for instance, when I found out that Gene Simmons, the lead singer for Kiss, stated that, “Capitalism is the best thing that ever happened to human beings....
