by Dan Mitchell | May 24, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market, Socialism
I’m baffled that anybody who is both knowledgeable and well-meaning can choose some strain of collectivism (socialism, fascism, communism, etc) over capitalism. It should be a slam dunk for free enterprise, assuming the goal is...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 24, 2025 | Blogs, Economics
Building on my four-part series (here, here, here, and here) explaining the case against socialism and my five-part series (here, here, here, here, and here) on socialism in the modern world, today’s column will look at the economic...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 28, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
Building on Part I, Part II, and Part III of this series, here’s a video debunking some online socialists who are inexplicably popular. As you can see, the video cites real socialists – i.e., people who defend policies such as government ownership of the means of...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 10, 2025 | Blogs
I mocked economists yesterday. To be more specific, I eviscerated 108 leftist economists who signed a letter warning that Javier Milei’s libertarian agenda would be bad for Argentina. They now look like idiots given that country’s amazing turnaround....
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 13, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Big government and socialism are bad for prosperity, but are such policies nonetheless popular? Do people want a bigger welfare state? This great video from the Fraser Institute provides the answers (if you’re pressed for time, start watching at 4:15). And if you...
