Did the Pope really endorse statism?
read more...The 2016 election turned out to be 1994 and 2010 put together. What does it mean?
read more...A New York Times op-ed argues that midterm elections have outlived their usefulness. Here’s why that’s wrong.
read more...I’ve been banging the drum for years about Washington being a racket for the benefit of politicians, cronyists, bureaucrats, contractors, lobbyists, interest groups, and other insiders. I’ve written about horrific examples of bloated spending that line the pockets of the well connected. I’ve shared disgusting examples of Democrat sleaze and Republican sleaze. I’ve exposed rampant corruption with insiders getting rich at our expense. I’ve […]
read more...Even though we just suffered through a housing bubble/collapse thanks to misguided government intervention, Obama’s people are pursuing the same policies today.
read more...The United States has one of the highest capital gains tax rates in the world. The ideal rate is zero.
read more...I’m wondering whether the Transportation Security Administration is a valuable part of government. Not because the bureaucracy does a good job, but instead because it does so many foolish things that it helps convince more people to become libertarians.
read more...It’s time to extend the tradition of sharing politics-related Halloween humor on October 31.
read more...Is Dan Mitchell a Jeb Bush-style squish on taxes?
read more...Sometimes political reality makes pursuing otherwise economically productive reforms unfeasible, or even counterproductive.
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