by Dan Mitchell | Jun 3, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Should high-tax states such as California and New York get a bailout? I explained last month why that would be a mistake, in large part because bailouts would reward states for irresponsible fiscal policy (similar to my argument that countries like Austria and the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 2, 2020 | Blogs, Crime, Society
In some cities, legitimate protests about abusive and improper police behavior have degenerated into riots. One consequence of this mayhem is that police don’t have the manpower to effectively protect households and businesses. In same cases, as shown by this tweet, a...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 1, 2020 | Blogs, Crime, Society
Yesterday’s column focused on how police unions protect the bad apples who misbehave and therefore cause some people to resent law enforcement, especially in the minority community. Curtailing the role of those unions would be an important step to create better bonds...
by Dan Mitchell | May 31, 2020 | Blogs, Crime, Society
Since I’m a “right libertarian” according to the political compass test, it’s no surprise that I’m generally sympathetic to cops (notwithstanding my undesired encounters). But with important caveats. I want fewer foolish laws so police can concentrate on protecting...
by Dan Mitchell | May 30, 2020 | Blogs, Economics
In this interview from last March, I groused that the Supreme Court – largely thanks to statist Justices appointed by one of America’s worst presidents – basically decided, starting in the 1930s, that it would no longer be bound by the Constitution’s provisions that...
