by Dan Mitchell | Aug 9, 2018 | Blogs, Uncategorized
My favorite annual publication is the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World, which measures the amount of economic liberty that exists in 159 nations. The rankings are based on five equally weighted categories, though I’ve always viewed “Legal System and...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 2, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
There’s an easy way to judge whether countries have good economic policy or bad economic policy. Simply look at the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World and check out a nation’s absolute score as well as how it ranks relative to other nations. The EFW...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 23, 2017 | Blogs, Free Market
The biggest Thanksgiving tradition in America is a turkey dinner. Some people also have a secondary tradition of watching football. But libertarians can be a bit quirky, so my secondary tradition has been to periodically share (in 2010, in 2013, and in 2016) a video...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 17, 2017 | Blogs
Over the years, I’ve had fun mocking the silly extremism of the environmental movement. Some environmentalists don’t believe in bathing, How about the environmentalists who sterilize themselves to avoid carbon-producing children, Or consider the environmentalists...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 24, 2017 | Blogs
Because I’m worried about the future of the nation, I want a national discussion and debate about big issues such as the entitlement crisis and our insane tax code. No such luck. The crowd in Washington and the media have been focusing on sideshow topics such as which...
