by Dan Mitchell | Apr 6, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
It appears that Venezuela is on the brink of collapse as it enters the fourth circle of statist hell. And the death of Cuba’s long-time dictator gives hope that the people of that island nation may soon escape communist tyranny. Moreover, one certainly hopes that the...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 21, 2016 | Blogs
The great contribution of western civilization is the notion that the power of government must be constrained by laws. This doesn’t mean that all laws (or even most laws) are good. But, as explained in this video, if the choice is between the “rule of man” (the...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 1, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Privacy
One of the big challenges for libertarians is that we understand “public choice theory.” In other words, we know that people attracted to government will have both the incentive and the power to do bad things, so our quandary is how to give government the authority to...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 6, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations, Taxation
What’s the worst development in economic policy of the Obama years? The faux stimulus scheme? The Obamacare boondoggle? The fiscal cliff tax hike? The Dodd-Frank bailout bill? Those are all good answers, but if you look at the data from Economic Freedom of the World,...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 25, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
This century has not been good news for economic liberty in the United States. According to Economic Freedom of the World, America has dropped from being the 3rd-freest economy of the world in 2001 to the 12th-freest economy in themost recent rankings. Perhaps more...
