by Dan Mitchell | May 17, 2018 | Blogs, Taxation
I wanted California to decriminalize marijuana because I believe in freedom. Smoking pot may not be a wise choice in many cases, but it’s not the role of government to dictate private behavior so long as people aren’t violating the rights of others. Politicians, by...
by Dan Mitchell | May 16, 2018 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I’ve taken several tests and quizzes on political philosophy. Not surprisingly, I usually wind up being some type of libertarian. The Definitive Political Orientation test (I’m a “right libertarian”). The Circle test (I’m a “minarchist”). The Libertarian Purity...
by Dan Mitchell | May 15, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
I had mixed feeling when I spoke yesterday in Bratislava, Slovakia, as part of the 2018 Free Market Road Show. Last decade, Slovakia was a reform superstar, shaking off the vestiges of communism with a plethora of very attractive policies – including a flat...
by Dan Mitchell | May 14, 2018 | Blogs, Uncategorized
A couple of weeks ago, I expressed disgust that the President of the European Commission was going to give a speech commemorating the 200th birthday of Karl Marx. To be blunt, Marx was a despicable person who developed an ideology that butchered 100 million people....
by Dan Mitchell | May 13, 2018 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Even though I wrote about proposed tax increases in Illinois just 10 days ago, it’s time to revisit the issue because the Tax Foundation just published a very informative article about the state’s self-destructive fiscal policy. It starts by noting that the aggregate...
