by Dan Mitchell | Jul 12, 2024 | Blogs, Financial Privacy
Earlier this year, I began a column about anti-money laundering laws with four observations. As a libertarian, I don’t like that the government forces banks to spy on customers. As an economist, I don’t like that these laws don’t come close to passing a...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 3, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Privacy
Last year, I shared grim details from a New York Times story on money laundering by Tara Siegel Bernard and Ron Lieber. The reporters provided new ammunition for my long-held view that anti-money-laundering laws and regulations are fundamentally misguided....
by Dan Mitchell | May 16, 2023 | Blogs
Most people instinctively support anti-money laundering laws, but I wonder whether they would change their minds if they understood two very important facts. As shown repeatedly in research studies, there is no evidence that these laws...
by Brian Garst | May 12, 2023 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by DC Journal on May 1, 2023. The politicization of governmental, industry and social institutions is a growing concern. Widespread distrust in institutions is straining social order and undermining the stability of American society....
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 7, 2023 | Blogs, Financial Privacy
There are many strains of libertarianism, everything from Randians to liberaltarians, from minarchists to anarcho-capitalists. I’m guessing the one thing they all have in common is a distrust of politicians and government. Simply stated, we...
