Daniel J. Mitchell is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, the free-market, Washington D.C. think tank. His articles are cross-posted on his blog, by agreement.
The EU is an economic train crash we're watching in slow motion
It's virtually impossible to get robust economic performance with a bloated public sector and populations that have been infantilized by government dependency, says Cato's Dan Mitchell
- 26 November 2011
Does socialism work? A classroom experiment
Most intelligent people realise that socialism could never work. Here is why, in the simplest fashion
- 17 November 2011
Is Ireland’s Michael Higgins an economic illiterate or a cynical hack?
Maybe Mr. Higgins should spend a year or two living at 1985 living standards before he makes another dim-witted speech.
- 9 November 2011
Germany’s not a good role model…except when compared to the profligate U.S.
Government spending in Germany is far too high and it continues to grow. We can't say that it is a role model, but we can say that Germany is not going in the wrong direction as fast as the United States.
- 2 November 2011
Is this the worst thing Obama has ever said?
Obama has said some pretty unsettling things in his time, but he may have just taken the biscuit.
- 10 October 2011
Hell no, American taxpayers should not bail out the IMF
The time has come to stop the cycle of bailouts. As Greece has demonstrated, bailouts simply give politicians some breathing room to postpone necessary reforms.
- 26 September 2011
Americans and Europeans have no room to criticise each other on debt
What on earth was US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner playing at during his trip to Europe? asks Cato's Dan Mitchell
- 19 September 2011
Quick View: How the state has made poverty worse
The so-called state led War on Poverty has undermined economic progress by trapping people in lives of dependency, says Dan Mitchell from the Cato Institute in Washington D.C.
- 15 September 2011
Quick View: Boris Johnson exemplifies British "wussification" over Olympic shooting ban madness
Some things are just too stupid for words. Wussification gone mad in Britain, says Cato Institute analyst Dan Mitchell.
- 28 August 2011
Creating Galt’s Gulch from Scratch? Economic practicalities of a libertarian nirvana
The innovative concept of creating a libertarian nirvana at sea still faces major challenges from tax authorities, writes Cato's Dan Mitchell
- 18 August 2011
The Clown Prince of Europe
Herman van Rompuy's approach to Europe's fiscal crisis has earned him the title of Clown Prince of Europe.
- 5 August 2011
The Left has massively exaggerated extent of poverty in America
Dan Mitchell from Cato relates remarkable findings from study showing Americans in "poverty" have more living space than average Europeans.
- 20 July 2011
Why Are Some Countries Rich and Others Poor?
A short, excellent video on the contributing factors to poverty, growth and prosperity worldwide.
- 7 July 2011
How stupid can big government get? Dead body unnoticed in public pool for two days!
Dan Mitchell at The Cato Institute is rarely shocked by government incompetence. But this one takes the biscuit.
- 2 July 2011
Why the IMF peddles bad policy
It's not just the Left which should have a gripe with the IMF, writes Dan Mitchell from the Cato Institute.
- 26 June 2011
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