by Dan Mitchell | Nov 19, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs
More than ten years ago, I narrated this video in hopes of convincing politicians and bureaucrats that anti-money laundering laws (and associated regulations) were a costly and intrusive failure. Sadly, my efforts to bring sanity to so-called AML policy (sometimes...
by Dan Mitchell | May 11, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
Since I’ve never smoked or vaped, I have no personal interest in the the regulatory battle over vaping and e-cigarettes. That being said, I started writing about this issue back in 2016 because it involves several important principles. The libertarian argument that...
by Dan Mitchell | May 7, 2020 | Blogs, Health Care
Last October, before coronavirus became the world’s dominant issue, I shared this clever Remy video to help make the point that policies designed to save lives can go too far. Indeed, if they do enough harm to the economy, they can actually cause additional death....
by Dan Mitchell | May 5, 2020 | Blogs, Health Care
Having already written several dozen columns on public policy and the coronavirus, it’s time to add my two cents to the debate over Sweden’s (comparatively) laissez-faire approach to the pandemic. If nothing else, it’s remarkable that the nation Bernie Sanders praised...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 15, 2020 | Blogs, Economics
I’ve shared plenty of jokes about how America is getting a trial run of life under socialism thanks to the coronavirus. But, as discussed in this interview, there are some very serious issues relating to economic policy during a pandemic. I started the interview by...
