by Dan Mitchell | Jun 1, 2020 | Blogs, Crime, Society
Yesterday’s column focused on how police unions protect the bad apples who misbehave and therefore cause some people to resent law enforcement, especially in the minority community. Curtailing the role of those unions would be an important step to create better bonds...
by Dan Mitchell | May 31, 2020 | Blogs, Crime, Society
Since I’m a “right libertarian” according to the political compass test, it’s no surprise that I’m generally sympathetic to cops (notwithstanding my undesired encounters). But with important caveats. I want fewer foolish laws so police can concentrate on protecting...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 18, 2020 | Blogs, Society
About 10 years ago, when Europe was in the midst of fiscal crisis, advocates for welfare spending rioted in some nations. Given the continent’s grim long-run outlook, that got me thinking about the potential for a future breakdown of civil order and I wrote that it...
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 19, 2020 | Blogs, Crime, Society
Other than an occasional column about events in my home county of Fairfax, I’ve never written about public policy in Virginia. This is because the Commonwealth has had a dull profile. It doesn’t have a track record of notably good policies, such as Florida and Texas,...
