by Dan Mitchell | Jan 8, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs
When I first read about armed protesters taking over a federal building in Oregon, I thought some nutjobs were about to cause some real trouble. Was this a right-wing version of the loons from the Occupy Wall Street movement, only with guns? Then I learned that the...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 6, 2015 | Blogs, Economics
Since it’s basically a way of protecting property rights, environmental protection is a legitimate function of government. That’s the easy part. It gets a lot harder when calculating costs and benefits. Everyone surely agrees that a chemical company shouldn’t be able...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 9, 2015 | Blogs, Energy, Taxation
When the International Monetary Fund endorsed a giant energy tax on the American economy, I was not happy. And not just because the tax hike would have been more than $5,000 for an average family of four. I also was agitated by the hypocrisy. …these bureaucrats...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 31, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Energy, Regulations
When writing about the burden of regulation, I often share big numbers about aggregate cost, job losses, time wasted, and foregone growth. But I sometimes wonder if such data is effective in the battle for good policy. Maybe it’s better, at least in some cases, to...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 29, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Energy, Taxation
Explaining why statists are wrong about policy is a necessary part of what I do, but it sometimes can get a bit predictable. So I’ve decided to periodically pick fights with people who generally are on the right side. By the way, I’m definitely not talking about...
