by Dan Mitchell | Aug 25, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
I’ve written several articles about the failure of Cuban socialism (2024, 2022, 2021, 2019, and 2016). My leftist friends almost always respond by claiming that U.S.-imposed trade restrictions are the primary reason for Cuba’s terrible economy....
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 23, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
When Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic nomination in the New York City Mayor’s race, many Republicans warned that his plan for government-run grocery stores was socialism. Since Mamdani wasn’t threatening (at least not yet) to shut down...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 17, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Socialism
Last July, I wrote about how excessive spending was causing economic instability in Bolivia. One month later, I looked at overall public policy and explained that a bloated budget was just one of many problems. Simply stated, Bolivia suffers from...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 30, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
Yesterday’s column mocked the the socialist mayoral candidate who won the Democratic primary in New York City. As I noted, Zohran Mamdani is an AOC-style hard-core leftist who wants to travel in the wrong direction as far and as fast as Javier...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 29, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
We’re approaching the mid-point of the year and I’ve already shared three candidates for counter-tweet of the year. Slapping down a leftist who wanted people to think capitalism is correlated with poverty. Slapping down a leftist who wanted people to think China...
