by Dan Mitchell | Apr 1, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Socialism
The debate over socialism shouldn’t even exist. Everywhere big government has been tried, it has failed. And we have reams of evidence that free-market economies dramatically out-perform statist economies. Yet the siren song of socialism still appeals to a subsection...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 6, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs
Of the 4,000-plus columns I’ve produced blogging since 2009, two of the most popular posts involve semi-amusing stories that highlight the failure of socialism, redistributionism, and collectivism. “The Tax System Explained in Beer” is the third-most-viewed post of...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 23, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
Which group has suffered the most because of Obamanomics? That’s hard to answer. We know that the average family has less income today than when Obama took office. If we want to narrow things down, we know that blacks have endured hardship because of a weak economy....
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Jan 26, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Socialism
In light of the rise of Bernie Sanders, Richard Rahn identifies a disturbing trend in his latest Washington Times column. Namely, that many these days, particularly young people, don’t understand socialism: Sen. Bernie Sanders proudly proclaims himself a...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 13, 2015 | Blogs, Free Market
While his policy ideas are horrifying, Bernie Sanders’ campaign is the source of some amusement. He claims to represent a different vision, but his voting record according to the National Taxpayers Union is virtually identical to the ratings received by Barack Obama...
