by Dan Mitchell | Mar 16, 2019 | Blogs, Constitution
While she’s mostly known for radical proposals such as confiscatory tax rates and the Green New Deal, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also made waves with recent comments about imposing “democracy” on the economy. In a discussion last year at Ponoma College in California, I...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 22, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs
It’s not easy being a libertarian. Thanks to senseless and harmful government policies, you run the risk of being perpetually outraged. One day, you get angry because an innocent person is being harassed by the bureaucracy. The next day, you’re upset because insiders...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 20, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Trade
One of the interesting games in Washington is deciding who on the right (however defined) is a “Trumpie” and who is a “Reaganite.” Here are a few indicators. If you claim to be for small government, but cheer Trump’s support of greater federal involvement in child...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 24, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Crime, Society
My opinions on crime are very straightforward. Have very few laws, mostly at the state level, with the goal of protecting life, liberty, and property. Have strong constitutional and procedural protections for the rights of the accused. To alter the cost-benefit...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 4, 2018 | Blogs, Uncategorized
To keep with tradition, it’s time to expand my collection of 4th-of-July columns. In 2010, I contemplated the issue of libertarians and patriotism. My view, for what it’s worth, is captured by this t-shirt. In 2011, I pondered research about the partisan implications...
