Podcast appearances and mentions of Daniel J Mitchell

Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D., is co-founder of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity; a national tax-reform expert; and former senior fellow at both the Cato Institute and the Heritage Foundation.   In this exclusive Schilling Show Unleashed Podcast interview, Mitchell discusses the historic rise and fall of the Argentina economy, Milei's libertarian economic leanings, and lessons for America from Argentina's mis-steps.

Humanity can be divided into those who seek to control others and those who do not. Lawrence W. Reed notes that the evil done by the first group is rising, but despair is not an option. It's a shame that partisan politics is so highly dependent upon labels. Daniel J. Mitchell says the battle isn't between right and left, it's statism vs. the individual. It's truly sad to see how the public school system has become an indoctrination camp of sorts for left-wing activism. Even elite private schools are succumbing to the siren song of diversity, equity and inclusion--leading some parents to sue over "bait and switch" tactics. Disappointment is part of the world in which we live. Annie Holmquist has a powerful essay about how even things that are meant for evil can be used for good, with the right attitude. We were commanded to "trust the experts" and let them do the thinking for us for the better part of two years and we're all paying the price for having done so. Steve Templeton explains the fall of the experts and how we learned that they're as fallible as the rest of us. Sponsors: Monticello College Life Saving Food  Bereli TMCP Nation Climbing Upward

Humanity can be divided into those who seek to control others and those who do not. Lawrence W. Reed notes that the evil done by the first group is rising, but despair is not an option. It's a shame that partisan politics is so highly dependent upon labels. Daniel J. Mitchell says the battle isn't between right and left, it's statism vs. the individual. It's truly sad to see how the public school system has become an indoctrination camp of sorts for left-wing activism. Even elite private schools are succumbing to the siren song of diversity, equity and inclusion--leading some parents to sue over "bait and switch" tactics. Disappointment is part of the world in which we live. Annie Holmquist has a powerful essay about how even things that are meant for evil can be used for good, with the right attitude. We were commanded to "trust the experts" and let them do the thinking for us for the better part of two years and we're all paying the price for having done so. Steve Templeton explains the fall of the experts and how we learned that they're as fallible as the rest of us. Sponsors: Monticello College Life Saving Food  Bereli TMCP Nation Climbing Upward --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loving-liberty/support

Peace Radicals Ep. 74 - Daniel Mitchell Libertarian Economist & Former Fellow at Cato & Heritage Foundation. He is currently the Chairman of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity. Daniel J. Mitchell is a top expert on fiscal policy issues such as tax reform, the economic impact of government spending, and supply-side tax policy. Mitchell a former senior fellow with The Cato Institute and The Heritage Foundation, served as an economist for Senator Bob Packwood and the Senate Finance Committee. His articles can be found in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Investor's Business Daily, and Washington Times. He is a frequent guest on radio and television and a popular speaker on the lecture circuit. Mitchell holds bachelor's and master's degrees in economics from the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University.

The OECD has pressured nations to adopt tax harmonization policies. Daniel J. Mitchell, the co-founder of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity, explains that whenever politicians discuss some form of tax harmonization, we can be 100 percent confident that they are always talking about raising taxes rather than lowering them. Golden Shield Resources (CSE: GSRI) is a newly listed gold exploration company that has three projects in Guyana, South America. In our weekly sponsor segment, Chairman Leo Hathaway discusses the company's flagship project in Marudi Mountain, which hosts a historical gold resource and is currently undergoing resource expansion and exploration drilling. Show notes: https://goldnewsletter.com/podcast/tax-harmonization-a-ploy-to-pick-your-pocket/

“There are many good economists who work for the IMF and they often produce high-quality research. Sadly, their sensible analysis doesn't seem to have any impact on the decisions of the organization's top bureaucrats.” ~ Daniel J. Mitchell

Eric Peters from EP Autos joins me for our weekly visit. Among the things we cover today: vaccine hesitancy, how we're being conditioned to live in a "sick" society and how mockery may be the best medicine for drug pushers. One of the great benefits enjoyed by many big businesses is a kind of pseudo-partnership with big government. As John Stossel explains, big business is only too happy to use big government to limit their competition. The mantra "smash capitalism" is pretty fashionable in some circles. Daniel J. Mitchell has a great explanation of how the word "capitalism" has been perverted for many and doesn't always mean what they think it means. This is a great way to better understand what it is and what it isn't and why capitalism is worth defending. Among the more disturbing narratives we're being pushed to believe is the one that posits that anyone who questions the last general election is a racist anti-government extremist who wants to overthrow the US government. Tom Woods shares a marvelous response that demonstrates what a falsehood that is. www.thebryanhydeshow.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

Eric Peters from EP Autos joins me for our weekly visit. Among the things we cover today: vaccine hesitancy, how we're being conditioned to live in a "sick" society and how mockery may be the best medicine for drug pushers. One of the great benefits enjoyed by many big businesses is a kind of pseudo-partnership with big government. As John Stossel explains, big business is only too happy to use big government to limit their competition. The mantra "smash capitalism" is pretty fashionable in some circles. Daniel J. Mitchell has a great explanation of how the word "capitalism" has been perverted for many and doesn't always mean what they think it means. This is a great way to better understand what it is and what it isn't and why capitalism is worth defending. Among the more disturbing narratives we're being pushed to believe is the one that posits that anyone who questions the last general election is a racist anti-government extremist who wants to overthrow the US government. Tom Woods shares a marvelous response that demonstrates what a falsehood that is.  Sponsors:  Monticello College Lifesaving Food Pure Light HSL Ammo The Heather Turner Team at Patriot Home Mortgage Subscribe to the podcast  Support this program by becoming a Patron

Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected a referendum for basic income back in 2016. Further, Joe Biden expressed skepticism about the idea back in 2017, but he obviously has had a change of heart, given his current support for big, per-child handouts.

We already knew that the coronavirus pandemic resulted in a bigger burden of government, and none of us should be surprised that we also wound up with record levels of waste. Remember, "more government" is not the answer to any sensible question. At some point, we will run out of "other people's money."

Voters seem to be on the right side on the big-picture question of "Should taxes be higher?", but if they think tax increases are going to happen, it’s quite likely that they will support the most economically damaging types of class-warfare levies.

What is more important: “equitable outcomes” or “equal opportunity.”   Chairman and Cofounder of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Daniel J. Mitchell joins the podcast to talk about the important distinction between the two—and, more importantly, why free market advocates need to figure out how to start talking about inequality in America.  

The fact that there is growing resistance to the heavy-handed Covid-19 lockdowns isn't going to strike everyone as good news but I find it encouraging. J.D. Tuccille explains how and why more and more Americans are in full revolt against government overreach. It's rare but occasionally someone in government does the right thing. Daniel J. Mitchell has a good example of how the president is working to improve our quality of life with an initiative that tells government to get out of the way. Look, I love to complain as much as the next guy. However, we're doing ourselves a big disservice when we claim that 2020 is "the worst year ever." Art Carden has some needed historical perspective to offer. He encourages us to lighten up. It's not even close to the worst year ever. One of my biggest challenges is maintaining patience with people who grasp for any reason, however tenuous, to excuse tyrannical behavior on the part of the state. A classic example of what this kind of willful blindness looks like can be seen in a story shared by Lenore Skenazy about a mom who was threatened with arrest for letting her kids walk home from school. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

Social media censorship may be annoying but it's not as disturbing as the attempts to silence and marginalize medical doctors and health experts who question the official lockdown narrative. Dr. Scott Atlas has been a special target of the medical censors. Professor Martin Kulldorff of Harvard Medical School has penned a letter asking why. A lot of the fear that we're seeing these days is driven by concern over the loss of political power. T.K. Coleman has some very sound advice on this matter. Check out his essay on Jesus, politics and the culture of fear. While so many voters are simply concerned with power, we'd be wise to remember that principles should be an essential part of why and how we vote. Mike Maharrey of the Tenth Amendment Center reminds us of the nature of the federal government and how it has been flipped on its head. During this point of the election cycle, it can be very hard to remember that the partisan divide is an artificial one. As Daniel J. Mitchell explains, the battle isn't between left and right, it's statism vs. the individual. At the risk of sounding subversive, freedom-loving Americans should not respect offices or laws. Paul Rosenberg makes the case using the words of the individuals who solidified American liberty. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

Here's an interesting thought: Should traffic ticket fines be based on your tax returns? Apparently some folks are floating this idea. Daniel J. Mitchell has a fascinating take on class warfare and traffic fines. So much focus is on national politics right now. Don't forget to stay engaged at the local level. Otherwise local officials might be tempted to go after 9 year old girls for building a tree house. 2020 has been a mixed blessing in some ways. Case in point, politicians have been too busy flexing over a virus to push for what they call "common sense" gun control. Plus several million people have purchased guns and pretty much all the ammo. Mark W. Smith has a few thoughts about the life-saving role of the firearm in personal protection. One of the more interesting political obsessions you're likely to encounter is the funding-conspiracy-theorist. These are people who are certain that everything they don't like is being funded by billionaires like George Soros or Charles Koch. Joakim Book has a great take on how this distraction can take us away from the real issues at hand. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

A Michigan barber is still cutting hair and defying his governor's orders to stay shut down. Now a judge has sided with him saying that the state health department didn't show that he was an actual threat to the public health. Do you get the sense that the American public is forming up? It's not just the upcoming general election that's causing us to choose sides, Daniel J. Mitchell says it has more to do with the fact that there are two Americas. Is the lockdown struggle really about containing a horrific virus? Or, as Dr. Harold Pease asks, is it about the 2020 presidential election? The fact that the country is reopening is good news to just about everyone. Jeffrey A. Tucker reminds us that it never should have shut down in the first place. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

Daniel J. Mitchell is a co-founder of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity and the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation. He is one of the nation’s leading experts on tax reform and supply-side tax policy. In addition to tax policy, Dr. Mitchell is a trenchant observer of economic developments and an expert on Social Security privatization – particularly the fiscal policy impact of reform and what the US can learn from other nations that have created personal retirement accounts. Dr. Mitchell’s by-line can be found in such national publications as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Investor’s Business Daily. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University and master’s and bachelor’s degrees in economics from the University of Georgia. Mitchell was a senior fellow with the Cato Institute and The Heritage Foundation, and an economist for Senator Bob Packwood and the Senate Finance Committee. 

In the last episode, we covered some of the lighter side issues like the importance of slowing down, enjoying our families, nature and the simple things in life. We also discussed the impact the crisis will have on future attendance at traditional four-year colleges and the continued failings of socialized medical systems. Today we are going to look at this topic more from a public policy and economics’ perspective. We examine why the United States' federal government and all centralized political bodies are too big to succeed. In the shadow of the Coronavirus crisis, we look at the dramatic need for deregulation at all levels of government. We end the episode with an examination of the crisis from a constitutional and economic angle: fiat currency, the importance of savings, and the stock market bubble pricked by the Coronavirus. Show Notes: Timeline: The Regulations—and Regulators—That Delayed Coronavirus Testing  U.S. Needs Billions of New Masks to Combat Coronavirus. Feds Say It'll Take Up To 90 Days to Approve New Mask-Making Facilities.  Critical Medical Supply Shortage: The Moment US Woke Up To Disaster Of Always Outsourcing To China  The 4 Key Reasons the U.S. Is So Behind on Coronavirus Testing  Small Regulatory Reforms That Can Help People During the COVID Pandemic  COVID-19 Exposes Americans' Financial Irresponsibility  Only One Way Out of the Coronavirus Crisis  Republicans Want You to Be Terrified of Ebola—So You'll Vote for Them Daniel J. Mitchell: Coronavirus and Big Government  Coronavirus and Big Government - Part II  Coronavirus and Big Government - Part III  Coronavirus Lessons from Europe   Truth Quest Podcast Episode #3 - The Truth About the Constitution - Where in the Constitution Episode #62 – The Truth About Gold and Sound Money The Truth Quest Podcast Patron Page Join the conversation at The Truth Quest Facebook Fan Page Order a copy of Shawn's books, Pritical Thinking, The Proverbs Project, The Termite Effect. The video of this episode is available on YouTube, BitChute.com, and Brighteon.com.

Chris Spangle talks to Daniel J. Mitchell, co-founder of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity and Chairman of the Board and former Cato Institute scholar. Dan is an expert in international tax competition and supply-side tax policy. He discusses his path to liberty through the 1976 Ronald Reagan campaign, how he studies to write about economics daily, and what it is like to work at a think tank. We also discuss what power the Presidency has in determining the economy and if economic collapse could take place. Daniel's blog - https://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/ Daniel's Twitter - https://twitter.com/danieljmitchell Center for Freedom and Prosperity - https://freedomandprosperity.org/ Video - https://youtu.be/Iv8KDwy5qZ4

Dr. Nasir Shaikh, a Reagan Conservative, is a second generation American Muslim. Dr. Shaikh’s passion for politics were shaped by President Ronald Reagan, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, his silent “Conservative Mentors”. Dr. Shaikh is a staunch President Trump supporter since the very first day and was one of the very few political pundits who correctly predicted and guaranteed a huge Trump electoral college victory on his Facebook video blog on pre-election night. Dr. Shaikh is in his 5th year of co-hosting the Conservative Commandos Radio Show. His signature sign-off is “When you’re Right your Right, and when you’re Left your Wrong”!! TOPIC...Why I am running for Congress!!! Daniel J. Mitchell is a co-founder of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity and the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation. Dr. Mitchell advocates supply-side tax cuts and fundamental tax reform. Dr. Mitchell’s by-line can be found in such national publications as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Investor’s Business Daily, and Washington Times. He is a frequent guest on radio and television and a popular speaker on the lecture circuit. Mitchell was a senior fellow with the Cato Institute and The Heritage Foundation, and an economist for Senator Bob Packwood and the Senate Finance Committee. He also served on the 1988 Bush/Quayle transition team and was Director of Tax and Budget Policy for Citizens for a Sound Economy. TOPIC...The Minimum Wage Should Be Abolished, Not Increased Jason Hopkins is a senior reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation, covering anything related to immigration and the Department of Homeland Security. TOPIC...House Democrats Launch Investigation Into Trump’s ‘Remain In Mexico’ Program

What would you say if I told you the federal income tax is unconstitutional? You most likely would say, "How can that be? I thought we have a constitutional amendment that covers the income tax?" In this episode we are going to examine a perspective that you’ve likely never heard before and look at the truth about the federal income tax and the Sixteenth Amendment. You may be surprised to know that the manner in which the federal income tax is levied may not be in compliance with the Sixteenth Amendment nor with Supreme Court opinions on income tax cases. Show Notes The Great Income Tax Hoax – Irvin Schiff Two Negative Consequences of the Income Tax – Daniel J. Mitchell Is Today the Anniversary of the Income Tax the Worse Day in American History Prior to 1913 No One Paid Income Tax - Why Now? The Truth Quest Podcast Patron Page Join the conversation at The Truth Quest Facebook Fan Page Order a copy of Shawn's books, Pritical Thinking, The Proverbs Project, The Termite Effect. The video of this episode is available on The Truth Quest Podcast YouTube Channel, BitChute.com and Brighteon.com.

The news is filled with stories about millennials and their student loans. We are told that, because of student loans, they are waiting longer to move out of their parents' home, get married, buy their first house and start families. We are told it is a generation crushed by debt. Unfortunately, very little time is spent analyzing why this is the case. Why are college costs so much higher than they were in the past? What is the truth about student loan debt and the cost of college? Show Notes: The Student Loan Trap How Government Guaranteed Student Loans Killed the American Dream for Millions Why College Tuition is So Expensive Higher Education Institutions in the U.S. by Type Walter Williams: Colleges Dupe Parents and Tax Payers Truth Quest Podcast: Episode #3 – The Truth About the Constitution – Where in the Constitution Episode #9 - The Truth About the Healthcare in America Forbes: Price of College Increasing Almost Eight Times Faster than Wages Student Loan Debt Statistics 2018  Average Cost of College Statistics The Federal Role in Education A Sensible Way to Fix  the Student Loan Problem Eleven Rage Inducing Facts About Americas Wildly Out of Control Student Loan Debt Bubble Health Care Isn't Our Only Ludicrously Expensive Industry International Liberty Blog - Daniel J. Mitchell: Subsidies for Higher Education are Emptying the Pockets of Students and Lining the Pockets of Bureaucrats Reduce Out of Control College Costs by Ending Government Subsidies The Higher Education Bubble and Third Party Payer Sunday Reflection: Higher Education Bubble Bursting So What Comes Next College Offer Takes Percentage of Future Income: An Alternative to Student Loans Four in 10 College Graduates Lack the Critical Thinking Skills The Truth Quest Podcast Patron Page Join the conversation at The Truth Quest Facebook Fan Page Order a copy of Shawn's books, Pritical Thinking, The Proverbs Project, The Termite Effect. The video of this episode is available on YouTube, Thinkspot, BitChute.com and Brighteon.

As the 2020 presidential election approaches, it is quite obvious that the Democratic Party is going to shamelessly push a socialistic agenda. In Episodes #32 and #33, I covered the truth about socialism. In this episode we are going to discuss the validity of the demonization of the rich by Democrats. They claim that their very existence is immoral. They claim that they hoard their money. They claim that they are freeloaders. But when you examine the facts; when you examine the benefits betrothed to society by the work of billionaires and the taxes they have already paid (and continue to pay), you quickly realize that this is just another installment of the multi-decades-long effort to divide and conquer the electorate with jealousy, envy and resentment. Show Notes: Tom Woods Episode 1347 - Hooray for Billionaires Mises.org - Billionaires Already Paid Their Fair Share Forbes List of Billionaires Billionaires Per Capita Daniel J. Mitchell - Are Billionaires Good or Bad? Billionaires: Tax the  Rich Andrew Ross Sorkin Should Spend More Time With Billionaires CNBC - Alexandria Ocasio Cortez: A System That Allows Billionaires to Exist is Immoral CNBC - Elizabeth Warren I Want Billionaires to Stop Being Freeloaders New York Times - Billionaires Innovation New York Times - Abolish Billionaires Tax Fee.org - The Salem Billionaire Trials of 2019 Fee.org - The Myth The Billionaires Hoard Wealth The Truth Quest Podcast Patron Page Join the conversation at The Truth Quest Facebook Fan Page Order a copy of Shawn's books - Pritical Thinking, The Proverbs Project, The Termite Effect. The video of this episode is available on YouTube, Thinkspot and on BitChute.com.

Today's episode continues our examination of socialism. We will discuss a series of "Questions for Skeptics" that you can use to engage those who believe socialism is a viable social and economic option. We also examine so-called socialism in Scandinavian countries. Then we look at socialism and religion followed by a brief look at the solution to socialism - free market capitalism. Show Notes: Sorry Bernie but Nordic Countries are not Socialist The Tom Woods Show Episode #717 Debunking Utopia: Exposing the Myth of Nordic Socialism (Nima Sanandaji) Episode #1404 Socialism: The Failed Idea That Never Dies Freedom of Choice is What Sets Capitalism Apart Banning Sweatshops Only Hurts the Poor Is Sweden Socialist? The Myth of Scandinavian Socialism International Liberty Blog - Daniel J. Mitchell The Case Against Socialism The Truth Quest Podcast Patron Page Join the conversation at The Truth Quest Facebook Fan Page Order a copy of Shawn's books - Pritical Thinking, The Proverbs Project, The Termite Effect. The video of this episode is available at YouTube, Thinkspot, BitChute.com and Brighteon.com.

With the current state of the Democratic Party and their push for socialism, I felt compelled to record this episode knowing this is going to be a long road between now and the 2020 election. This information needs to be available to counter their message of disdain for the wealthy, free stuff, greed, and resentment. In this episode we discuss the lack of socialist society success stories, the immorality of socialism, Democratic Socialism, socialistic incrementalism in America, and we examine how socialism violates both economic and natural laws. Show Notes: Daniel J. Mitchell The Endless Failure (but Bizarre Allure) of Socialism Socialism: A Dreary Failure, Malignantly Evil, or Both? An Amusing Examination of Socialism Young People and the Socialist Delusion Can Bernie Make Socialism Great Again? A Primer of the Folly (and Evil) of Socialism Venezuela Accelerating Descent to Socialist Misery The Horrifying Death Throes of Venezuelan Socialism, Captured in 28 Headlines PragerU Socialism Makes People Selfish What's Wrong with Socialism Venezuela's Maduro Admits Socialism Has Failed Frozen in Time Havana Looks to Put a Modern Stamp on Its 500-Year History Soho Forum: Socialism vs. Capitalism: A Debate with Jacobin Magazine Why Socialism Failed Mises.org Four Reasons Why Socialism Fails Still Fighting the Last War Against Socialism Why Socialism Must Fail John Stossel - Venezuela is Socialism Tom Wood's Episodes Episode 696 The Problem With Socialism: Tom DiLorenzo Educates Socialist Millennials (Tom DiLorenzo) Episode 586 Why Capitalism Is Morally Superior to Socialism (Jason Brennan) Episode 408 The Main Reason Socialism Can’t Work (Mateusz Machaj) Episode 337 The Fatal Errors of Socialism (James Otteson) Episode 1404 The Failed Idea That Never Dies The Truth Quest Podcast Patron Page Join the conversation at The Truth Quest Facebook Fan Page Order a copy of Shawn's books - Pritical Thinking, The Proverbs Project, The Termite Effect. The video of this episode is available at YouTube, Thinkspot, BitChute.com and Brighteon.com.

For those of you who are fans of Rush Limbaugh, you know that every year on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving he reads an excerpt from his 1993 best-seller, See I Told You So. It is his way of setting the record straight about the holiday we are about to celebrate. In this episode, I read this excerpt as my way of trying to get to the truth about Thanksgiving. Show Notes: See, I Told You So, Rush Limbaugh Brion McClanahan Show Episode #189 - The First Thanksgiving John Stossel: Happy Thanksgiving! Reason TV: The Pilgrims and Property Rights PragerU: America's Socialist Origins Mises.org: Thanksgiving Celebration and Free Enterprise Daniel J. Mitchell Happy Free Market Thanksgiving Thanksgiving, Redistributionism, and Libertarianism Thanksgiving Socialism and Free Enterprise The Truth Quest Podcast Patron Page Join the conversation at The Truth Quest Facebook Fan Page Order a copy of Shawn's books - Pritical Thinking, The Proverbs Project, The Termite Effect. The video of this episode is available on Thinkspot, YouTube, BitChute.com and Brighteon.com.

In this episode we return to yester year....or earlier this year(2018) when Jake still lived in Virginia. Jake introduces the boys first ever taste of the Pinotage varietal and it is a raging success. For the first time, Jake and Mason try out a Wine Aerator Jake bought on Amazon.  To the gangs surprise, it seems to have greatly improved the aroma and tasting experience of this South African beauty. This wine was inspired by the events happening in South Africa at the time and outlined by Daniel J. Mitchell in his article at FEE title “South Africa’s Land Seizure is Classic Populism” and the boys discuss. What the conversation eventually devolves into: Nina Burmi and North Indian Classical Music Vanilla Ice Sampling Queen Argument about patent vs trademark Triumphal Sadness of Southern Gospel

Gun control is one of the most contentious issues in American politics. The pro-Second Amendment, pro-gun arguments are so much more persuasive and based on facts, common sense, and logic that gun control advocates should be embarrassed to even engage in an argument.   Successfully arguing this issue really only requires you to repeat the words of gun control advocates back to them with a little commentary. The illogical nature of their arguments and the place of ignorance from which they often argue is quite easy to identify and dismantle for any intellectually honest person. Show Notes: More Guns, Less Crime – John Lott, Jr. The Naked Constitution – Adam Freedman Control - Glenn Beck The 2nd Amendment Empowers Women More than Lapel Pins. www.wrongaboutguns.com Prager University – Is Gun Ownership a Right? Praesidium - Short Film Cato Institute - Tough Targets When Criminals Face Armed Resistance CrimeResearch.org - Sixty-Eight Defensive Gun Uses by People Carrying Guns in Public Over the Last Three Months Daniel J. Mitchell Gun Control Works in Europe, Where Do Terrorists Get their Weapons? Now there Are Four: Another Honest Liberal Debunks Gun Control The Bill of Rights, Gun Ownership, and the Constitution The Truth Quest Podcast Patron Page Join the conversation at The Truth Quest Facebook Fan Page Order a copy of Shawn's books - Pritical Thinking, The Proverbs Project, The Termite Effect. Episodes are available at Thinkspot, YouTube, BitChute.com and Brighteon.com.

In my book, Pritical Thinking, I wrote that Social Security was doomed from the start. It is nothing more than a government-sanctioned, intergenerational Ponzi Scheme! It is unconstitutional and should be abolished.  President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was not truthful with the American people when he was pushing the legislation that eventually passed. Social Security will be insolvent by 2034. There are other alternatives currently implemented by dozens of countries around the world. Why doesn't the United States adopt one of them? Show Notes: Daniel J. Mitchell Good News From Washington - Social Security Only $42 Trillion in the Hole The Global Private Social Security Revolution Reforms to Sweden’s Retirement System and Lessons for the United States How to save Social Security The Ever-Expanding Fiscal Burden of Social Security Chile’s successful privatized SS system The Second Social Security Crisis The Case for SS Personal Accounts Social Insecurity The Committee For A Responsible Federal Budget Jacob Hornberger Social Security is Socialism The Socialism of Social Security Mises.org Social Security's Winners and Losers Social Security's Black Hole Has Arrived Social Security is a Terrible Investment Social Security Cannot Survive in its Present Form The Truth Quest Podcast Patron Page Join the conversation at The Truth Quest Facebook Fan Page Order a copy of Shawn's books - Pritical Thinking, The Proverbs Project, The Termite Effect. The video of this episode is available on Thinkspot, YouTube, BitChute.com and Brighteon.com.

We are going to tackle the minimum wage issue with facts, figures, economic laws, and logic rather than, what we usually get - emotional calls for the wage rate increase using illogical arguments that are in direct opposition to economic law. I want to start with a quote by Thomas Sowell from his epic book, Basic Economics that really lays the foundation for this discussion. On page 237 he said: “By the simplest and most basic economics, a price artificially raised tends to cause more to be supplied and less to be demanded than when prices are left to be determined by supply and demand in a free market. The result is a surplus, whether the price that is set artificially high is that of farm produce or labor.” Show Notes: The Real Minimum Wage is $0.00 - New York Times, January 14, 1987 2014 Congressional Budget Office Study Harvard Business Review study, March 2018 eattle minimum wage Minimum wage is bad for low-skilled workers – Daniel J. Mitchell Economics in One Lesson chapter on minimum wage - Henry Hazlett Real World Examples of How the Minimum Wage Destroys Jobs - Daniel J. Mitchell Part II of Contra Krugman: The Book - Minimum Wage Minimum Wage Hikes Are Killing Jobs in California's Poorest Communities, Study Says Congress Seeks to Boost the Minimum Wage and Teen Joblessness Fee.org How Shake Shack is Dealing with Minimum Wage Guess Why Hundreds of Busboys Just Lost Their Jobs Restaurant Chain Announces Bankruptcy: Says Minimum Wage Hike to Blame The Truth Quest Podcast Patron Page Join the conversation at The Truth Quest Facebook Fan Page Order a copy of Shawn's books - Pritical Thinking, The Proverbs Project, The Termite Effect. The video of this episode is available on Thinkspot, YouTube, BitChute.com, and Brighteon.com.

Democratic socialism is trending hard, not only thanks to Bernie Sanders, but especially after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, won a recent Democratic primary for a congressional seat in New York. But does “democratic socialism” offer anything more than a rebranding of a failed ideology? Can the death toll and abysmal economic track record of socialism be wiped clean by attaching the word “democratic” to it?  Are democratic socialists subscribing more to a sentiment than an actual philosophy? Can democracy and socialism even co-exist in practice? The FEEcasters discuss these questions and more. Show Notes: “The Questions Stephen Colbert Should Have Asked Democratic Socialist “Rock Star” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez” by Barry Brownstein “Venezuela Proves There is No Political Freedom Without Economic Freedom” by Brittany Hunter “Ain't No Way Norway Is a Model for Democratic Socialism” by Daniel J. Mitchell “Middle-of-the-Road Policy Leads to Socialism” by Ludwig von Mises “Friedman on Capitalism and Freedom” by Milton Friedman  

In America we are living through a perpetual constitutional crisis. The heavy restrictions placed on the federal government by the United States Constitution have been largely ignored for most of the country's history. We have experienced both small and incremental steps in the power and growth of the federal government (federal agencies, bureaucracies and regulations) as well as large and unprecedented leaps (the Alien and Sedition Acts, the internment of Japanese, The Patriot Act, and NSA spying). In this episode I hope to influence the way you look at the federal government going forward - through the eyes of the Founding Fathers. As mentioned in previous episodes, questions are powerful methods of persuasion especially when you require skeptics to answer them. In Episode 2, I posed the question "WHAT ABOUT THE BABY?" Today I will pose the question, "WHERE IN THE CONSTITUITON?" This is a question I hope you ask every time you evaluate the actions of our elected and unelected officials in Washington, D.C. Show Notes: Founders Constitution - University of Chicago WhereintheConstitution.org Bridge of Spies Movie Clip - What makes us American? The Perversion of the Presidency - Tenth Amendment Center blog post Tenth Amendment Center Publishes Episode #3 Economic Liberty and the Constitution - Daniel J. Mitchell The First Question We Should Always Ask - Is this authorized by the constitution? The Truth Quest Podcast Patron Page Join the conversation at The Truth Quest Facebook Fan Page Order a copy of Shawn's books - Pritical Thinking, The Proverbs Project, The Termite Effect. The video of this episode is available on Thinkspot, YouTube and on BitChute.com.

Did you know the word “liberalism” used to mean the opposite of what it does now? In this episode, the FEEcast gang discuss how that happened as well as the meanings of the words “progressivism” and “socialism.” They also explore socialism in the real world. What has it done for the countries that came closest to implementing it? Do the Nordic countries (Sweden, Denmark, etc) count as socialist successes? Richard Lorenc, Brittany Hunter, Dan Sanchez, and Anna Jane Parrill discuss these topics and more. Show Notes: “The Epic Triumph of Liberalism and Its Tragic Betrayal” by Dan Sanchez “The Swedish Case for Limited Government” by Daniel J. Mitchell “Middle-of-the-Road Policy Leads to Socialism”: Chapter 2 in Planning for Freedom by Ludwig von Mises https://fee.org/resources/planning-for-freedom/ https://fee.org/articles/mises-knew-the-true-meaning-of-liberalism/ https://fee.org/articles/how-believing-in-socialism-can-make-you-miserable/

December 2015 featuring Daniel J. Mitchell, Nicole Kaeding, Malou Innocent, Tim Wilson, Shawn Donnan, Bruce Schneier See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of The Debt Dialogues, I interview Cato senior fellow Daniel J. Mitchell on the OECD's study claiming that inequality harms economic growth, and that redistributive policies to fight inequality don't.

October 2014 featuring Daniel J. Mitchell, Thomas Hall, Roger Pilon, Ike Brannon, Louise Bennetts, Jeffrey Miron See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.