by Dan Mitchell | Oct 24, 2023 | Blogs
Folks on the left think it is terrible for nations to be “tax havens.” Since I’ve written many columns defending low-tax jurisdictions (including the moral argument), let’s flip the script today and instead look at “tax hells.” The 1841...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
I enjoy defending rich people. In part, that’s because I appreciate how rich entrepreneurs make life better for me and everybody else. But I also defend rich people because of my deep disdain for the policy agenda of empty-suit...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 12, 2020 | Blogs, Crime, Society
One of the best political cartoons I’ve ever seen was this gem from Glenn McCoy. It very effectively captures how greedy local governments breed resentment and create conflict by using the law to fleece residents (and it definitely will be featured if I ever do...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 1, 2020 | Blogs, Crime, Society
Yesterday’s column focused on how police unions protect the bad apples who misbehave and therefore cause some people to resent law enforcement, especially in the minority community. Curtailing the role of those unions would be an important step to create better bonds...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 3, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Back in 2014, I shared two videos – one narrated by Deirdre McCloskey and the other narrated by Don Boudreaux – explaining how the world went from near-universal poverty to mass prosperity (at least in the nations that embraced free markets and the rule of law)....
