by Dan Mitchell | Aug 15, 2013 | Blogs, Economics, Europe
The United States is suffering through the weakest economic expansion since the Great Depression, which is a damning indictment of Obamanomics. But that doesn’t mean the United States has the world’s worst-performing economy. Japan’s statist economy has been mired in...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 9, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
I’ve already shared the statist version of the fairy tale about The Little Red Hen. And I’ve also shared the Obama version of the fable about The Ant and the Grasshopper. So how about the left-wing version of The Little Engine that Could. Or, in this case, couldn’t. I...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 4, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Welfare and Entitlements
Political cartoonists like Michael Ramirez and Chuck Asay are effective because they convey so much with images. But we need more than clever cartoons if we’re going to educate the general population about how government harms the economy and undermines freedom. And...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 27, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
I’m a big fan of Chuck Asay’s political cartoons. My favorite is his nothing-left-to-steal masterpiece. And his tractor cartoon and his regime-uncertainty cartoon are brilliant indictments of Obamanomics. Here’s another classic. It shows the impact of the welfare...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 5, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
It’s been more than three weeks since I targeted French fiscal policy for abuse and more than one week since I wrote something negative about the French fiscal system. I must be slowing down as I get older, so it’s time of rectify this oversight. My fundamental...
