by Dan Mitchell | Sep 15, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
When Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton agree on things, it’s always bad news for taxpayers. They both want to boost the capital gains tax rate on private equity investment. They both want to let the entitlement problem fester and worsen. They both want more federally...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 29, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs
It’s not easy being a libertarian, especially in election years. Do you choose not to vote because you either reject your choices or even the entire principle of majoritarianism? Do you vote for the Libertarian Party even though that historically is nothing more than...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 10, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
I wouldn’t be completely distraught to have Clinton in the White House in 2017. But before concluding that I’ve lost my mind, I’m thinking of Bill Clinton, not hisfar more statist (though similarly dodgy) spouse. You’ll see what I mean below. In a column for National...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 5, 2014 | Blogs, Health Care, Taxation
Wow, Barack Obama and the Democrats suffered a thermonuclear butt kicking. This was 1994 and 2010 put together. When the dust settles after recounts and run-offs, it appears that the GOP will have picked up 9 Senate seats. That’s one more than I predicted, and I...
by Brian Garst | Nov 4, 2014 | Blogs, Constitution
A New York Times op-ed by a Duke professor and a student argues that midterm elections are passé. A cynic might conclude something about the timing of this realization – that it coincides with an election in which the party favored by academia (and the New York Times)...
