by Dan Mitchell | Feb 17, 2018 | Blogs
In TV debates, I’ve asserted that folks on the left are “neurotic” and “guilt-ridden.” And I shared a make-believe divorce agreement that exploited every negative stereotype about left wingers. So I’m not averse to philosophical mockery, at least if it’s done with...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 13, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs
It’s now a pattern. I’ll come across a soul-sapping story about terrible suffering caused by statism in Venezuela and I think the country has hit rock bottom. Such as back in September, when I read about people literally starving. But then I will read another report...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 4, 2018 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I realize that such exercises are probably “click-bait,” but I generally can’t resist taking tests/quizzes designed to identify my philosophical/political orientation. Here are some previous examples, all of which made sense. The Definitive Political Orientation...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 8, 2018 | Blogs, Economics
The left’s fixation on reducing inequality is misguided. If they really care about the poor, they instead should focus on reducing poverty. And that means pushing for more growth. We know from U.S. evidence and global evidence that better economic performance is the...
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...
