by Dan Mitchell | Jan 6, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
In recent months, I’ve written two very lengthy columns about the deterioration of Venezuela’s evil government. And I’ve also looked at long-run economic data to show how statism produces awful results for ordinary people. But I sometimes think anecdotes are the most...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 20, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
I wrote a lengthy column yesterday on the horrific situation in Venezuela. As I thought about the suffering, especially among the poor, I wondered whether Bernie Sanders and Joe Stiglitz are still willing to defend that country’s barbaric government. And I also...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 19, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs
What country has the world’s worst government? It’s not an easy question. There may be a different set of answers based on whether the focus is political oppression or economic mismanagement. Regardless of methodology, there are some nations that will probably show up...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 1, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
One of my specialty pages deals with the unfortunate nexus between sex and government. You can find columns about taxes and sex, Obamacare and sex, and licensing and sex. My new addition to that collection involves the venal government of Venezuela. Here’s a...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 27, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
Using comparative bar charts, I’ve analyzed the economic policies of Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, and Richard Nixon. My basic conclusion was that economic policy moved in the right direction under Reagan and Clinton and moved...
