by Dan Mitchell | Jan 6, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs
Republicans have been spouting lots of good rhetoric, but what really matters is shrinking the burden of government. One very attractive option is federalism. There are things that perhaps should be done by government, but there is absolutely no reason why they...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 5, 2010 | Blogs, Europe
The United States, Canada, and Switzerland are the only developed nations that have some degree of genuine federalism (Germany and Australia don’t count by my standards), and Switzerland is the only country where the central government is smaller than the...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 3, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Education
Michelle Obama has a column in the Washington Post about the supposed wonders of giving schools a bigger role in the feeding of children. My first reaction is to roll my eyes. I understand that every First Lady picks a pet cause. I just wish they found causes that...
