by Dan Mitchell | Dec 31, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Since it’s the last day of the year, let’s look back on 2017 and highlight the biggest victories and losses for liberty. For last year’s column, we had an impressive list of overseas victories in 2016, including the United Kingdom’s Brexit from the European Union,...
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 | Sep 17, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
Back in 2015, I mocked Venezuelan socialism because it led to shortages of just about every product. Including toilet paper. But maybe that doesn’t matter. After all, if people don’t have anything to eat, they probably don’t have much need to visit the bathroom....
