by Dan Mitchell | May 17, 2018 | Blogs, Taxation
I wanted California to decriminalize marijuana because I believe in freedom. Smoking pot may not be a wise choice in many cases, but it’s not the role of government to dictate private behavior so long as people aren’t violating the rights of others. Politicians, by...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 26, 2018 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by The Washington Times on March 25, 2018. Since 2014, Congress has included the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment in its annual appropriations bills. It expressly prevents funds from being used by the Department of Justice to prosecute individuals using...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 5, 2018 | Blogs, Crime, Society
Here are two statements that seem in conflict. I don’t like marijuana. I want marijuana legalized. But there’s actually no conflict because we can decide that some things are distasteful without wanting to infringe on the freedom of others to partake. And you can make...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 3, 2018 | Blogs, Taxation
When I write an everything-you-need-to-know column, it’s not because I’m under any illusions that I’ve actually amassed all the information one could need on a topic. Instead, it’s just a meme. I’m either writing an in-depth primer on an issue (for instance, spending...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 6, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Crime, Society
When I explain to people how the government’s War on Drugs violates the rights of people to do dumb things to their own bodies, they intellectually understand but they’re usually not convinced. When I also explain why the Drug War causes additional crime and enriches...
