by Dan Mitchell | Mar 16, 2019 | Blogs, Constitution
While she’s mostly known for radical proposals such as confiscatory tax rates and the Green New Deal, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also made waves with recent comments about imposing “democracy” on the economy. In a discussion last year at Ponoma College in California, I...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 8, 2019 | Blogs, Society
When talking with people who dislike free enterprise, it’s quite common that they will admit (at least once I share some of the evidence) that markets produce more prosperity than statism. But that generally doesn’t convince them. In part, this is because they believe...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 12, 2018 | Blogs, Economics
What’s the world’s freest nation? I’ve suggested that Australia as an option if the United States ever suffers a Greek-style collapse, but my answer wasn’t based solely on that country’s level of freedom. Another option is to look at Economic Freedom of the World,...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 25, 2018 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Politically aware people generally understand the policy differences between conservative and liberals (as they are currently defined, not classical liberals). For those who don’t follow politics, there’s an accurate – and amusing – guide from Playboy that explains...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 5, 2018 | Blogs, Human Rights, Society
There’s a big controversy about whether business owners with traditional religious beliefs should be coerced by government into doing business with gay couples who want to get married. Back in 2015, I explained that the real issue is freedom of association, not...
