by Dan Mitchell | Aug 28, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
When I wrote yesterday about Germany, I could imagine readers shrugging their shoulders and thinking it was just another column about European decline. Indeed, I’ve written similar columns about other welfare states such...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 24, 2025 | Blogs, Taxation
Today, voters in New York City may elect a lunatic leftist as Mayor, following Chicago into the toilet of statism. Is that the most important election of 2025? Later this year, voters in Argentina will decide in mid-term elections whether...
by Dan Mitchell | May 2, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
Switzerland is a role model (the freest nation, the most-sensible nation, etc) and France is suffering from statism (biggest spending burden, confiscatory taxes, etc). As such, nobody should be surprised to learn that...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 22, 2025 | Blogs, Free Market, Health Care
Which nation has the best health system? Is it a country with overtly government-run health care, like the United Kingdom? Is it Singapore, with its one-of-a-kind system of mandatory private savings? Is it the United States, notwithstanding being...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 18, 2024 | Blogs, Economics
The new Human Freedom Index has been released and – just like last year – the “sensible nation” of Switzerland wins the gold medal as the jurisdiction with the highest level of economic and personal freedom. Here are the world’s 20-freest...
