by Dan Mitchell | Aug 14, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
I’ve repeatedly praised Chile’s pro-market reforms (see here, here, and here) and I’ve repeatedly condemned Venezuela’s shift to socialism (see here, here, and here). But if you don’t have time to read all those columns, this chart from...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 12, 2023 | Blogs, Education
Back in 2013, I shared some research showing how school choice produced good results. Not just in terms of student achievement, but also benefits for taxpayers as well. Since then, I’ve shared additional research showing how school choice...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 22, 2021 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Last year, I weighed in on the debate about whether companies should be operated for the benefit of owners (shareholders) or for the broader community (stakeholders). Unsurprisingly, I sided with Milton Friedman and argued that businesses have a...
by Dan Mitchell | May 22, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
I’ve shared all sorts of online quizzes that supposedly can detect things such as whether you’re a pure libertarian. Or even whether you’re a communist. Today, courtesy of the folks at the Committee for a Responsible Budget, you can agree or...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 25, 2021 | Blogs, Economics
I’ve written many times about the spectacularly positive impact of pro-market reforms in Chile. The shift toward free markets, which began in the mid-1970s, was especially beneficial for the less fortunate (see here, here,...