by Dan Mitchell | Jul 21, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I’m a big believer in federalism, both as a matter of policy and politics. So you won’t be surprised that I’ve called for the abolition of the Department of Transportation. On more than one occasion. But when you’re trying to convince politicians to give up power and...
by Dan Mitchell | May 9, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, States, Taxation
More than three years ago, I wrote that the Department of Transportation should be dismantled for the simple reason that we’ll get better roads at lower cost with the federalist approach of returning responsibility to state and local governments. I echoed those...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 23, 2014 | Blogs, States
I’ve been asked whether I’m a hypocrite because I support decentralization while at the same time being critical of state and local governments. I don’t think there’s any inconsistency in my position. Here’s some of what I wrote last July. I’m...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 1, 2014 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Ukraine is in the news and that’s not a good thing. I’m not a foreign policy expert, to be sure, but it can’t be a positive sign when nations with nuclear weapons start squabbling with each other. And that’s what’s happening now that Russia is supposedly occupying...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 17, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Education
I’ve posted hundreds of charts over the past several years, including on favorite topics such as tax code corruption and counterproductive government spending. But arguably the most powerful and compelling chart I’ve ever shared is on the topic of education. Prepared...
