by Dan Mitchell | Sep 27, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Since I’ve been writing a column every day since 2010, you can imagine that there are some days where that’s a challenge. But not today. The Fraser Institute has released a new edition of Economic Freedom of the World, which is like a bible for policy wonks. So just...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 1, 2018 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Over the years, I’ve shared some rankings that are utterly preposterous. A writer for the Atlantic actually claimed that America was one of the world’s 17 most authoritarian nations. The statists at the OECD put together a ranking asserting that poverty is a bigger...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 25, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs
When writing about the statist agenda of international bureaucracies, I generally focus my attention on the International Monetary Fund and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Today, let’s give some attention to the United Nations. Based on this...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 24, 2018 | Blogs, Crime, Society
I don’t think I’m a glass-half-empty kind of person, but I realized that I have a habit of sharing “depressing” charts. The “most depressing” chart about Denmark. A “very depressing” chart about the United States. The “most depressing” chart about Japan. Well, as the...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 6, 2018 | Blogs, Tax Havens, Taxation
According to bureaucrats at the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, so-called tax havens are terrible and should be shut down. Their position is grossly hypocritical since they get tax-free salaries while pushing for higher taxes on...
