by Dan Mitchell | Mar 20, 2018 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by The Hill on March 18, 2018. Republicans made the elimination of onerous Obama-era regulations an early priority, but the effort has since stalled. That’s unfortunate, as a great many destructive rules remain either in effect or in the pipeline....
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 19, 2018 | Blogs, Economics
I’ve been very critical of Trump’s protectionism. I explained why he was wrong before the 2016 election and I’ve continued to argue he is misguided ever since he became President. Most recently, I even expressed hope that Congress would overturn his new taxes on...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 18, 2018 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I shared some satire about gun control last month, but the left’s campaign to exploit the horrible Parkland shooting seems to have instigated a bunch of new material. So let’s have some weekend fun. We’ll start with this humorous image from Reddit‘s libertarian page...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 17, 2018 | Blogs, Taxation
A couple of decades can make a huge difference in the political and economic life of a jurisdiction. Two decades ago, Venezuela had not yet been subjected to the horror of Hugo Chavez and his destructive statism. Three decades ago, the pro-market success story of...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 16, 2018 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I have a special page to highlight honest left wingers, and I’ve acknowledged several who have confessed that gun control is misguided. Jeffrey Goldberg admits gun ownership reduces crime. Justin Cronin explains how he became a left-wing supporter of gun rights....
