by Dan Mitchell | Dec 23, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy
Last year, while writing about the sleazy and self-serving behavior at the IRS, I came up with a Theorem that explains day-to-day behavior in Washington. It might not be as pithy as Mitchell’s Law, and it doesn’t contain an important policy prescription like...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 9, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs
Whether they’re banning bake sales, federalizing school lunch menus, or criminalizing Big Gulps, the nanny-staters feel they have some special wisdom that gives them the right to tell other people how to live their lives. This irks libertarians since we value human...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 25, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy
Back in February, I posted this startling map showing that 10 of America’s 15-richest counties are the bedroom communities surrounding Washington, DC. There’s a lot of money in Washington because federal bureaucrats are wildly overpaid, as I document in this video,...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 2, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste
In the past, I’ve joked about “limousine liberals,” which is a phrase for elitist left wingers who pretend to identify with average people while living the good life. I’ve even mocked these folks on TV. But I always thought the term was symbolic. Not anymore. Here’s a...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 31, 2010 | Blogs, Government Waste
The gilded nobility otherwise known as politicians get lavish compensation packages, particularly when fringe benefits are part of the equation. But that doesn’t include their first class travel to exotic overseas locations. And even that doesn’t count the...
