by Dan Mitchell | Sep 15, 2021 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market, Uncategorized
The Fraser Institute in Canada has released its latest edition of Economic Freedom of the World, an index that measure and ranks nations based on whether they follow pro-growth policy. Based on the latest available data on key indicators such...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 25, 2021 | Blogs, Taxation
What motivates the tax-and-spend crowd? Why do they want high tax rates and a big welfare state? The most charitable answer is that they don’t want anyone to suffer from poverty and they mistakenly think big government can solve...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 22, 2021 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
Long-time readers know that I periodically pour cold water on the notion that China is an economic superstar. Yes, China did engage in some economic liberalization late last century, and those reforms should be applauded because they...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 5, 2021 | Blogs, Free Market, Uncategorized
As I’ve repeatedly pointed out, capitalism (oops, I mean free enterprise) is far superior than the various forms of statism. Just last month, I shared a video with 20 example of market-friendly jurisdictions growing much faster than...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 27, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs
When writing about economic policy in Latin America, Chile gets lots of attention because it’s a remarkable story of success. Similarly, Venezuela gets lots of attention because it’s a remarkable story of failure (with Argentina also deserving...
