by Dan Mitchell | Aug 16, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Regulations
Since I’m a huge fan of Javier Milei’s free-market agenda, it’s very exciting to be in Argentina this week. Two days ago, I shared some slides about Milei’s achievements from the head of the International Chamber of Commerce for Argentina. Today, let’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 22, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
While Trump’s protectionism means a very misguided tax increase on American consumers and businesses, some of his other fiscal policies are praiseworthy. The spending reforms in the One Big Beautiful Bill are small, but laudable. The changes to...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 21, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy
I’ve given “Bureaucrat of the Year” awards on several occasions. And I even have a “Bureaucrat Hall of Fame” for government employees who go above and beyond normal standards of sloth and avarice. But what happens when every single employee in a government...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 16, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy
It’s not quite the “Chart of the Century,” which captures the perverse impact of government intervention, but Andrew Coulson’s chart on government schools is one of the most powerful visuals I’ve ever seen. Unfortunately, he passed away about 10...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 23, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Part I of this series looked at unfunded pension debt of states and Part II examined the unfunded pension debt of cities. In Part III, let’s look at the degree to which state taxpayers are exposed to big unfunded liabilities for “Other Post-Employment Benefits” such...
