by Dan Mitchell | Apr 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
My favorite anti-libertarian video is the one based on the notion that Somalia is a libertarian paradise. Since no libertarian has ever pointed to that country as a role model, the underlying premise is a bit silly (I’ve written something semi-favorable about...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 25, 2017 | Blogs, Uncategorized
It’s time to make a very serious point, albeit with a bit of humor and sarcasm. A couple of years ago, I shared an image of Libertarian Jesus to make the point that it’s absurd to equate compassion and virtue with government-coerced redistribution. We all can agree –...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 19, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs
All forms of statism are despicable because they’re morally and practically evil. They’re morally evil since they’re based on coercion. And they’re practically evil since they deliver such awful results for ordinary people. The good news is that some forms of statism...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 23, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Free Market
When trying to educate people about the superiority of free enterprise over statism, I generally show them long-run data comparing market-oriented jurisdictions with those that have state-driven economies. Here are some of my favorite examples. North Korea vs. South...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 25, 2016 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Back in 2014, I looked at the vitally important battle over whether Santa Claus is a liberal or conservative. Let’s now broaden that debate and contemplate the difference between libertarian Christmas and socialist Christmas. We’ll start with this much-deserved jab at...
