by Dan Mitchell | Feb 2, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Uncategorized
In 2016, there were three very worthy candidates for the highly coveted Politician of the Year Award. In May, I gave the prize to Rodrigo Duterte, the newly elected president of the Philippines, because he assured voters that none of his mistresses were on the public...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 8, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs
I have a very consistent view of victimless crimes. I don’t approve of drugs and I’ve never used drugs, but I think the social harm of prohibition is greater than the social harm of legalization. I don’t particularly like alcohol and I am almost a teetotaler, but I’m...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 3, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs
If you ask what worries me about the incoming Trump Administration, I’ll immediately point to a bunch of policy issues. Will Trump be too timid to deal with the huge entitlement problem? Will Trump do a business-as-usual pork-filled infrastructure deal? Will Trump’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 12, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs
It’s easy to define and/or understand most statist policies. We know that a tax increase is when politicians take (or, given the Laffer Curve, try to take) more of your money based on your decisions to work, save, shop, or invest. We know that protectionism is when...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 28, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs
I’ve written before about Hillary Clinton’s unethical and (presumably) illegal actions, both in terms of her email server and the Clinton Foundation. We’ve probably only seen the tip of the iceberg, but one thing that can be said with confidence is that there is...
