by Dan Mitchell | Nov 27, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Socialism
In pure socialist systems, governments own and operate companies (the “means of production“). Such an approach also requires central planning and price controls. But you don’t need socialism to have government-controlled companies. There are plenty of “state-owned...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 26, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
I’m a big fan of Marco Rubio. The Florida Senator has been very good on some big issues and on some small issues. And he’s willing to fight important philosophical battles. No politician is perfect (for instance, Rubio defends sugar subsidies), so I’ve always judged...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 20, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Education
As part of National Education Week, I’ve looked at the deterioration of K-12 government schools and also explained why a market-based choice system would be a better alternative. The good news is that we have a choice system for higher education. Students can choose...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 28, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
The World Bank has released its annual report on the Ease of Doing Business. Unsurprisingly, the top spots are dominated by market-oriented jurisdictions, with New Zealand, Singapore, and Hong Kong (at least for now!) winning the gold, silver, and bronze. The United...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 14, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
For a multitude of reasons, I wasn’t a fan of Mitt Romney’s candidacy in 2012. But when supporters of Barack Obama accused him of somehow being responsible for a woman who died from cancer, I jumped to his defense by pointing out the link between unnecessary deaths...
