by Dan Mitchell | Mar 10, 2016 | Blogs, Economic Growth, Economics
I don’t know whether it’s because I’m dedicated or masochistic, but I woke up at 3:00 AM in Serbia to live-tweet the Democratic presidential debate. In retrospect, staying in bed would have been a better choice. This debate was basically the same as the others, with...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 10, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Remember when I wrote about a week ago that I was somewhat optimistic about entitlement reform? Well, given what just happened in New Hampshire, I must have been smoking crack. It would now be more accurate to say something will happen with entitlements, but it will...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 4, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs
Once again, I threw myself on a proverbial grenade. Yes, that means I watched politicians last night as part of the Cato Institute’s live-tweeting about issues that were raised (or not raised) in the CNN Townhall featuring Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. Although...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 31, 2016 | Blogs, Taxation
What’s the difference between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton? I suspect that most people would cite differences in personal ethics, but I’m a policy wonk so I actually think the leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination are two peas in a pod....
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Jan 26, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Socialism
In light of the rise of Bernie Sanders, Richard Rahn identifies a disturbing trend in his latest Washington Times column. Namely, that many these days, particularly young people, don’t understand socialism: Sen. Bernie Sanders proudly proclaims himself a...
