by Dan Mitchell | Aug 19, 2020 | Blogs, Education
Way before we had a pandemic, I wasn’t a fan of the government school monopoly. To paraphrase Winston Churchill, never have so many taxpayers paid so much money into a system that produced such mediocre results for so many people. Now that we have a pandemic, the...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 15, 2020 | Blogs, Education
One month ago, I wrote that expanded school choice might be a silver lining to the dark cloud of corornavirus. This issue is getting more heated, as this Reason video explains. When I’ve written in the past about the issue of school choice, I’ve focused on...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 19, 2020 | Blogs, Education
The coronavirus has been horrible news, most obviously because of death and suffering. But the disease has also wreaked havoc with the economy and given politicians an excuse to push counterproductive policies. But if you want to find a silver lining to that dark...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 30, 2020 | Blogs, Education
Today is Thomas Sowell’s 90th birthday. The man is a living legend. I’ve cited his great work many times, and I definitely urge people to read what Walter Williams just wrote about his long-time friend. And I also recommend this Mark Perry column, which contains 15 of...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 24, 2019 | Blogs, Education
If I had to identify the most economically destructive part of Senator Elizabeth Warren’s agenda, I’d have a hard time picking between her confiscatory wealth tax and her so-called Medicare-for-All scheme. The former would dampen wages and hinder growth by penalizing...
