by Dan Mitchell | Mar 24, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Health Care
In the past couple of weeks, we’ve discussed a bunch of coronavirus-related issues, ranging from big-picture topics such as the proper role of government and the catastrophic downsides of excessive bureaucracy to more-focused topics such as how gun control puts...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 24, 2020 | Blogs, Crime, Society
Back in 2012, I asked readers to pretend they were criminals and to contemplate whether they would want to rob a house with armed residents. This “IQ test” was designed to help people understand that cost-benefit analysis applies to all types of human...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 5, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs
When I want to explain that excessive government shortens lifespans, I’m going to have a new and powerful argument thanks to the Trump Administration’s misguided efforts to restrict vaping. The issue is very simple. Some people want nicotine. If vaping products are...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 17, 2019 | Blogs, Financial Privacy
One of the quirkier aspect of Washington policy making is the strategizing that occurs when proposed laws get names such as the “Social Security 2100 Act,” the “PATRIOT Act” or the “Affordable Care Act“. The obvious goal is to put pressure on other lawmakers, who...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 14, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
For a multitude of reasons, I wasn’t a fan of Mitt Romney’s candidacy in 2012. But when supporters of Barack Obama accused him of somehow being responsible for a woman who died from cancer, I jumped to his defense by pointing out the link between unnecessary deaths...
