by Dan Mitchell | Aug 15, 2020 | Blogs, Education
One month ago, I wrote that expanded school choice might be a silver lining to the dark cloud of corornavirus. This issue is getting more heated, as this Reason video explains. When I’ve written in the past about the issue of school choice, I’ve focused on...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 30, 2020 | Blogs, Education
Today is Thomas Sowell’s 90th birthday. The man is a living legend. I’ve cited his great work many times, and I definitely urge people to read what Walter Williams just wrote about his long-time friend. And I also recommend this Mark Perry column, which contains 15 of...
by Dan Mitchell | May 31, 2020 | Blogs, Crime, Society
Since I’m a “right libertarian” according to the political compass test, it’s no surprise that I’m generally sympathetic to cops (notwithstanding my undesired encounters). But with important caveats. I want fewer foolish laws so police can concentrate on protecting...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 18, 2019 | Blogs, States
Based on rhetoric, the Democratic Party is committed to a class-warfare agenda. They want higher income tax rates, higher capital gains taxes, higher Social Security taxes, higher death taxes, a new wealth tax, and many other tax hikes that target upper-income...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 21, 2019 | Blogs, Education
The worst policy research I’ve ever seen, over nearly four decades in the field, is the OECD’s grotesquely dishonest data on poverty (it even motivated a special page to acknowledge “poverty hucksters”). But this video from Andrew Biggs suggests that the Economic...
