by Dan Mitchell | May 10, 2023 | Blogs, Crime, Society
In discussions about drug legalization, skeptics worry about addiction. I think that’s a legitimate concern, but the focus is too narrow. Yes, legalization may lead a few more people to get hooked on drugs, but we also need to pay attention to the...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 30, 2023 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
I realize it’s not nice to take pleasure in the misfortune of others, but that rule does not apply when bad things happen to greedy politicians. As such, I greatly enjoy reading about when taxpayers “vote with their feet” by moving from high-tax jurisdictions to...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 24, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
I wrote last week about the ever-expanding burden of government spending in California. And that was after writing two columns last year (here and here) about the state’s economic decline. But sometimes a specific story is more compelling than broad economic...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 15, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, States
I have a seven-part series (here, here, here, here, here, here and here) comparing Texas and California, mostly to demonstrate that the not-so-Golden State has hurt itself with excessive taxation and a bloated government....
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 20, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Uncategorized
I’ve been warning for many years that California is committing “slow-motion suicide.” I discussed the not-so-golden future of the Golden State as part of a longer interview with Chile’s Axel Kaiser. If you don’t want to spend a couple of minutes to watch the...
