by Dan Mitchell | Nov 19, 2019 | Blogs, Education
School choice is based on the simple premise that we’ll get better results if school budgets are distributed to parents so they can pick from schools that compete for their kids (and dollars). The current system, by contrast, is an inefficient monopoly that largely...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 17, 2019 | Blogs, Education
I’ve shared some amazing stories about leftist hypocrisy over the years. John Kerry criticizing tax havens while keeping much of his fortune in the Cayman Islands. Bernie Sanders agitating for a $15 minimum wage while paying his staff a lower amount. Bill and Hillary...
by Dan Mitchell | May 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Bernie Sanders is a delusional hard-core statist, but that’s part of what makes him attractive for some voters. Simply stated, they think he’s authentic rather than a finger-in-the-wind politician. But I’m not so sure that’s true. I pointed out in 2015 that he’s not...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 13, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Education
In June 2017, I shared an image and made the bold claim that it told us everything we needed to know about government. In July 2017, I shared a story and similarly asserted that it told us everything we needed to know about government. In that grand tradition of...
by Dan Mitchell | May 26, 2018 | Blogs, Education
Canada is a surprisingly pro-market country, with relatively sensible policies involving spending restraint, welfare reform, corporate tax reform, bank bailouts, regulatory budgeting, the tax treatment of saving, and privatization of air traffic control. And we should...
