by Dan Mitchell | Jan 21, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
Other than just-for-the-fun-of-it election predictions, I generally stick to economic analysis rather than politics. But I acted as a pundit in this interview about Joe Biden’s waning popularity (in my defense, I also used the opportunity to slip is some...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 4, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
I periodically write about our leftist friends who display remarkable hypocrisy on issues such as taxation, education, Covid, and climate. Here are just a few examples. Joe BidenBarack Obama Elizabeth WarrenHillary...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 30, 2021 | Blogs, Free Market
A new edition of the Human Freedom Index has been released. When you combine measures of personal freedom and economic freedom, the “sensible nation” of Switzerland is at the top of the rankings. I don’t know if this means we should view...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 21, 2021 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
Now that a socialist has been elected (with open support from the Communist Party), what comes next for Chile? Lots of bad policy, for sure, but Axel Kaiser warns that the left also wants to replace the country’s pro-liberty constitution. Axel, who is...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 20, 2021 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
I warned a few days ago that Gabirel Boric would be bad news if he won Chile’s presidential election. Well, he won, and now we’re going to find out whether he will repeal the policies that made the country successful. He definitely seems to be...
