by Dan Mitchell | Jan 28, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs
What’s the worst-governed city in the United States? Chicago? New York City? San Francisco? Minneapolis? Seattle? Detroit? According to researchers, the answer is none-of-the-above. The right answer is either Riverside, CA or Oakland, CA. But that...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 5, 2024 | Blogs, Education
The case for school choice is very straightforward and very persuasive. Better educational outcomes.More educational freedom.Lower costs for taxpayers.Reining in teacher unions.Better government schools. All of these factors help to explain why school choice...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 28, 2023 | Blogs, Education, Taxation
I wrote more than four years ago about a misguided soda tax in Philadelphia. This video from John Stossel updates us on what’s happened. As usual, John makes good points I’m especially amazed that he was able to get an overpaid local politician to go on camera to...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 19, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs
Chicago has long been infamous for graft and corruption, but it had a reputation for at least being functional. That’s not the case today. The city already is ranked in the bottom 10 for economic liberty and local politicians seem determined to pass NYC, LA,...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 7, 2023 | Blogs, Economics
When we look at the degree of economic freedom in various nations, we find evidence that good policies produce good results. Similarly, when we look at the degree of economic freedom in various states, we also find evidence that good policies...
