by Dan Mitchell | Jul 17, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Europe, Government Spending
I suggested a couple of months ago that the economic turmoil in Greece and Venezuela is somewhat akin to a real-life version of Atlas Shrugged. And I’ve also used that analogy when writing about France and Detroit. But I’m probably not doing justice to Ayn Rand’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 16, 2015 | Blogs, Taxation
When I wrote about the media, it’s generally to criticize sloppy and/or biased reporting But maybe I need to have a new category that features misleading headlines. For instance, here’s a report by Fox Business News that grabbed my attention because of the headline....
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 15, 2015 | Blogs, Education
Our friends who believe in big government have this funny habit of self-exempting themselves from the bad policies that they impose on the rest of the population. Statists are very opposed to so-called tax havens, for instance, because they don’t want there to be any...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 14, 2015 | Bailouts, Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Government Spending
I’ve shared lots of analysis (both serious and satirical) about the mess in Greece and I feel obliged to comment on the latest agreement for another bailout. But how many times can I write that the Greek government spends too much money and has a punitive tax system...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 13, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
I’ve argued that we’ll get better government if we make it smaller. This is important because government is responsible for some things – such as national defense and protection of property rights – that are genuinely important. Yet a bloated public sector distracts...
