by Dan Mitchell | Apr 3, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste
Infrastructure often is a good thing. Government-financed infrastructure is a questionable thing. Infrastructure financed by Uncle Sam is a bad thing. Those three rules guide my thinking and make for a perfect introduction to this must-watch video from Reason on...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 2, 2021 | Blogs, Taxation
It’s simple to mock Democrats like Joe Biden, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Bernie Sanders. One reason they’re easy targets is they want people to believe that America can finance a European-style welfare state with higher taxes on the rich....
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 1, 2021 | Blogs, Taxation
I have a four-part series (here, here, here, and here) about the conceptual downsides of Joe Biden’s class-warfare approach to tax policy. Now it’s time to focus on the component parts of his agenda. Today’s column will review his plan for a big...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 31, 2021 | Blogs, Education
I wrote one week ago about a big victory for education in West Virginia. The Mountain State arguably now has the most extensive system of school choice in the country. This will be great for parents and children. There’s a lot of research showing...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 30, 2021 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
Since more than 100 million people have been killed by communist regimes, should we conclude that Karl Marx is the worst person in world history? To address that question, let’s start with this video from Prager University, which is narrated by Professor Paul...