by Dan Mitchell | Feb 27, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs
My Democratic friends correctly argue that Republicans have a corruption problem and my GOP friends correctly argue that Democrats have a corruption problem. I wish both sides would recognize that...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 19, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
When I’m sharing examples of politician humor, I’m indirectly wading into a serious debate. Are bad people naturally drawn to the corruption of politics?Or, do good people get corrupted after getting into politics? I don’t pretend to...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 2, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
As we have seen in nations such as Greece and Argentina, voters sometimes cannot resist the temptation to support profligate politicians – a process that can lead to “goldfish government.” In effect, voters choose fiscal suicide. There’s even a quote,...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 12, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
I have repeatedly opined that big government enables corruption. And I have also asserted over and over again that big government is a racket for the benefit of insiders. So you can understand why I...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 10, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Education
Because of their despicable tendency to buy votes with our money, I view politicians with considerable disdain. But when a politician goes above and beyond the call of duty by doing something laughably awful, I give them special recognition. Here...
