by Dan Mitchell | Oct 1, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy
I have a “Bureaucrat Hall of Fame” to acknowledge individuals who go above and beyond the call of duty. As measured by sloth and waste, of course. But maybe I also need a “Bureaucracy Hall of Fame” for examples that capture the self-serving nature of departments,...
by Dan Mitchell | May 19, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, States
Politicians from New York want states to get a big bailout from Uncle Sam. I explained earlier this month that this would be a bad idea. Simply stated, the Empire State is in big trouble because it has a bloated government, not because of the coronavirus. Probably...
by Dan Mitchell | May 14, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy
I’ve written four columns (here, here, here, and here) on the general failure of government health bureaucracies to effectively respond to the coronavirus. The pattern was so pronounced that it even led me to unveil a Seventh Theorem of Government. I’m not surprised...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 10, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs
Over the past few weeks, I’ve shared headlines and tweets to illustrate how bureaucratic inefficiency and incompetence have hindered an effective response to the coronavirus. Time to beat that dead horse one more time. But not just for the sake of mocking the clowns...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 2, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy
I’m not a big fan of bureaucracy, mostly because government employees are overpaid and they often work for departments and agencies that shouldn’t exist. Today, motivated by “public choice” insights about self-interested behavior, I want to make an important point...
