by Dan Mitchell | Jun 2, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Neither involves nudity, but I’ve written about libertarian porn and poverty porn. To augment that list, my former colleague Brian Riedl, now with the Manhattan Institute, has produced some fiscal porn. Nothing sexual, so you can disregard this column if that’s your...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 7, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
While President Trump apparently intends to waste taxpayer money for more childcare subsidies and presumably is going to duck the critical issue of entitlement reform, there is some good news for advocates of limited government and fiscal responsibility....
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 1, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs
I focus most of my ire on the federal government because bad policy from Washington is the biggest threat to our nation’s freedom and prosperity. But we also get plenty of bad policy from other levels of government. I periodically focus on the foibles of states such...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 23, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs
Early last month, in a column on my hopes and fears for 2017, I fretted about fiscal chaos in Italy leading to default and bailouts. Simply stated, I fear that Italy, along with certain other “Club Med” nations, has passed the point of no return in terms of big...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 18, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs
I’ve written many times that Washington is both a corrupt city and a corrupting city. My point is that decent people go into government and all too often wind up losing their ethical values as they learn to “play the game.” I often joke that these are people who start...
