by Dan Mitchell | Nov 21, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Education
I don’t like coerced redistribution. When the government uses the threat of force to take from Person A to give to Person B, it simultaneously reduces Person A’s incentives to produce while also luring Person B into dependency. But not all coerced redistribution and...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 20, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
A couple of days ago, I wrote that Republicans should not be intimidated if the White House threatens a government shutdown. Simply stated, prior shutdowns have yielded meaningful policy victories without causing measurable political damage. This isn’t to say...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 17, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
I wrote the other day about the importance of “social capital,” which is a catch-all phrase for a society’s attitudes about things such as the work ethic, a sense of self-reliance, and the spirit of independence. Today we’re going to look at the flip side of social...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 15, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
When I read that the Obama Administration wants to regulate the Internet by having the Federal Communications Commission impose “net neutrality” rules, my immediate response is to be opposed. Does my opposition to more regulation and red tape make me a knee-jerk...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 12, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Some of my left-wing friends have groused that Democrats didn’t do well in the mid-term elections because they failed to highlight America’s strong economic performance. I’m tempted to ask “what strong economic performance?!?” After all, median household income...
