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...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 26, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
Way back in 2009, in the early days of writing this column, I shared an image that aptly summarizes the bad things that happen when politicians interfere with economic liberty. The simple message is that more government is almost always the wrong answer....
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 9, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
Supporting free enterprise does not mean supporting big companies. Why? Because as John Stossel and Tim Carney discuss, big businesses are more than willing to get into bed with big government and oppose capitalism. The goal should be genuine consumer-driven,...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 7, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Yesterday’s column explained that lobbyists are big winners when the size and scope of government increases. For instance, a bigger budget means special interests hire lobbyists to obtain ever-larger slices of pork.Moreover, added red...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 6, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
Since I went to the archives for a video yesterday, let’s do the same thing today. Here’s my 2009 video about the close link between the size of government and the level of corruption. I’m recycling this video because President Biden and his allies in Congress are...
