by Dan Mitchell | Jan 29, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs
I was a big fan of federalism (to the extent it still exists) before any of us ever heard of the coronavirus. And, given the federal government’s incompetent response to the pandemic, I’m an even bigger fan of federalism today. Though that...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 28, 2021 | Blogs, Education
I have a Bureaucrat Hall of Fame to highlight government employees who have turned sloth and overcompensation into an art form, and I have a Moocher Hall of Fame to illustrate the destructive entitlement mindset that exists when politicians pay...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 26, 2021 | Blogs, Economics
I rarely write about media bias, but I sometimes come across stories that cry out for correction because of blatant inaccuracies. The New York Times asserting that government schools are “starved of funding” when taxpayer subsidies actually have...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 25, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs
If asked to describe French economic policy, rational people will use phrases such as “big government” and “high taxes.” Or perhaps “dirigisme” and “bureaucracy.” And they would be correct. Here’s a chart from the OECD, showing spending burdens for major European...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 23, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I have relentlessly criticized Republicans in recent years for being profligate big spenders. But I have some good news. The GOP is finding religion and is once again fretting about big government. The bad news is that many of them are total...
