by Dan Mitchell | Apr 6, 2015 | Blogs
When writing about the Golden State, I generally focus on fiscal policy. After all, California is trying to become the France of America by imposing punitive tax rates and continuously expanding the burden of government spending. And since this leads to the loss of...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 20, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Energy
Remember Solyndra, the festering symbol of green-energy corruption that resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money being flushed down the toilet? And that was just one example. Based on the ratio of energy produced compared to insider enrichment,...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 9, 2015 | Blogs, Economics
I’m a firm believer in climate change. Heck, there have been several ice ages and warming periods, so it’s obvious that temperatures shift over time. And while I’m not particularly qualified to assess such matters, I’m also willing to believe that human activity has...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 5, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy, Crime, Society
According to Gallup, Americans now identify “government” as the most important problem facing the United States. That doesn’t surprise. Gallup also found last year that big government is considered a far greater danger to the nation that big business or big labor....
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 26, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs
I believe that protecting the environment is both a good thing and a legitimate function of government. But I’m rational. So while I want limits on pollution, such policies should be determined by cost-benefit analysis. Banning automobiles doubtlessly would reduce...
