by Dan Mitchell | Feb 4, 2020 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I periodically see tweets that deserve attention because they reveal something very important, usually in a clever and succinct fashion. Best tweet about capitalism vs socialism. The most depressing tweet. Trump’s worst-ever tweet. The best-ever counter-tweet. Today,...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 15, 2019 | Blogs, Economics
Last year, I wrote a column that investigated why the left is fixated on the unequal distribution of income and wealth, yet doesn’t seem to care at all about unequal distribution of attractiveness. The question becomes even more intriguing when you consider that...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 28, 2019 | Blogs
I’ve created a new page to showcase various “Poverty Hucksters.” These are people and institutions that use data about income distribution to mislead and lie about the prevalence of poverty in the United States. This rogue’s gallery includes: The Organization for...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 21, 2019 | Blogs
Here’s a simple quiz to determine whether you should support a candidate like Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren: Would you embrace a policy that increased income for poor Americans by 10 percent if it also happened to increase income for rich Americans by 15 percent?...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 13, 2019 | Blogs, Economic Growth
I religiously read just about everything from Thomas Sowell, John Stossel, Walter Williams, Tim Carney, and other libertarian-minded experts But I also make a point to regularly read non-libertarians such as Desmond Lachman, Will Wilkinson, Dalibor Rohac, and Noah...
