by Dan Mitchell | May 15, 2024 | Blogs, Trade
Today’s column is about international trade, but I’m not going to regurgitate my usual arguments about the benefits of free trade or get wonky about creative destruction. Instead, I’m going to make a point about the glib, hypocritical,...
by Dan Mitchell | May 8, 2024 | Blogs, Taxation
Like other international bureaucracies (most notably the IMF and OECD), the United Nations routinely advocates for higher taxes. According to the bureaucrats, we are supposed to believe that higher taxes are necessary because a bigger...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 14, 2024 | Blogs, Taxation
Our friends on the left are often very hypocritical. I’ve written many times, for instance, about statist politicians who oppose school choice while sending their kids to private schools. I’ve also shared columns about hypocrisy on...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 27, 2024 | Blogs, Education
In the arena of public policy, who are the worst hypocrites? Politicians who push for higher taxes while using clever tactics to protect their own money? Preening celebrities who lecture us peasants about climate while they use private...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 22, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs
Every January, because of its annual conference in Davos, I get asked about the World Economic Forum (WEF). It’s time to finally respond to those inquiries. Three things come to mind, one positive and two negative. One the positive side, the WEF used to publish...
