by Dan Mitchell | Sep 28, 2024 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Politicians are not good people. That’s why I have a “Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy” series (though I confess they all have the same message). Part I reviewed evidence of misbehavior by elected officials and their cronies. Part II reviewed evidence of...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 13, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs
For libertarians, this is a very depressing election (a feeling we tend to have every four years, so a familiar experience). What basically happens is that two politicians try to bribe us with our own money. This year, we have Kamala Harris, who...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 17, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs
In the words of Yogi Berra, the 2024 presidential race is “Deja vu all over again.” Except it is Kamala Harris and Donald Trump competing to make government bigger instead of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump doing the same thing. Harris and Trump both...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 13, 2024 | Blogs, Economics
Bidenomics has been a failure, as measured by variables such as poverty, subsidies, inflation, protectionism, household income, fiscal policy, red tape, and employment. But if asked to pick the most important problem for Biden...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 5, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs
I want Reaganism/Thatcherism mostly because I support good policy, but I also think small-government conservatism is good politics (my 4th Theorem). Especially compared to big-government conservatism, which suffered a landslide loss yesterday...
