by Dan Mitchell | May 29, 2024 | Blogs, Education
Back in 2013, I asked readers to vote for their favorite political cartoonist. The third-place winner was the unknown person who put together a Wizard-of-Id parody that cleverly illustrated how redistribution programs undermine the work ethic. If I did...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 6, 2024 | Blogs, Education
Since there was not a Reagan-type candidate in the race, I did not pay any attention to the presidential primary contests yesterday. Instead, I was focused on state legislative races in Texas. There was a concerted effort to replace 21 Republicans who sided...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 20, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs
After a libertarian candidate took first place in Argentina’s presidential primary back in August, I wrote that the runoff would be the most important election of 2023 (even more important than the fortunately failed referendum to...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 8, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Since I care about policies rather than politicians, yesterday’s most important election was a referendum that took place in Colorado. The big-spending lobbies once again tried to weaken the state’s spending cap, known as TABOR, or the Taxpayer Bill of...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 14, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, States
Every year, I highlight the most important ballot initiative or referendum. In 2022, Massachusetts voters tragically voted to replace the state’s flat tax with a system based on class warfare.In 2021, voters in the state of Washington...
