The World’s Biggest Political Clown?

by Dan Mitchell | Sep 7, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste

I’m working on a serious blog post about European fiscal developments, but my research on that issue has alerted me to a couple of stories about President Jose Manuel Barroso that cry out for immediate mockery and abuse. Mr. Barroso, for those that don’t follow the...

Should America Pay Mexico to Reduce Illegal Immigration?

by Dan Mitchell | Sep 1, 2010 | Blogs, Immigration

I’ve never focused much on immigration issues, but this EU Observer story caught my eye. Libya’s dictator is asking the European Union to give his country €5 billion (more than $6 billion) each year as a price for stopping illegal migration across the Mediterranean....