by Dan Mitchell | Jun 14, 2011 | Blogs, Economics
The libertarian position is that government should be totally neutral whenever there is a conflict between labor and management. Unfortunately, politicians usually tilt the playing field in favor of unions, largely in response to big campaign contributions. This issue...
by Dan Mitchell | May 9, 2011 | Bailouts, Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Most of us have probably heard the joke about the moronic salesman who admitted to losing money on each sale but was hoping to make it up with higher volume. E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post is taking this financial approach to a new level. His column today asserts...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 29, 2011 | Blogs, Economics
Both President Reagan and President Obama had to deal with serious economic dislocation upon taking office. But they used radically different approaches to deal with the problems they inherited. Reagan sought to reduce the burden of government, whereas Obama viewed...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 19, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
After reading below about Argentina’s decline, several people have emailed to ask how Chile compares. Ask and ye shall receive. This post from last month shows shows Chile, Argentina, and Venezuela. Very powerful, which is why I gave the post such a grandiose title....
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 12, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Free Market
Having just done a blog post where I explained that government should stay neutral in fights between labor and management in the private sector, let’s look at a real-world example to understand why. The millionaire owners and millionaire players from the National...
