by Dan Mitchell | May 12, 2018 | Blogs
Why are there so few liberty-oriented societies compared to the number of places with statist governments? And why does it seem like the size and scope of government keeps expanding around the world? If I’m feeling optimistic, I’ll disagree with the tone of those...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 26, 2018 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by The Washington Times on March 25, 2018. Since 2014, Congress has included the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment in its annual appropriations bills. It expressly prevents funds from being used by the Department of Justice to prosecute individuals using...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 20, 2018 | Blogs, Europe
If you’re reading this, you are a very lucky person because you were born at the right time. If you were born 500 years ago, 1000 years ago, or 1500 years ago, the odds are overwhelming that you would have endured a very short and difficult life, one that was...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 16, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Federalism is the gold standard for reforming redistribution programs. This was the approach used in the very successful Clinton-era welfare reform, and it should be replicated for other means-tested programs. The core argument is that the federal government does a...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 5, 2018 | Blogs, Crime, Society
Here are two statements that seem in conflict. I don’t like marijuana. I want marijuana legalized. But there’s actually no conflict because we can decide that some things are distasteful without wanting to infringe on the freedom of others to partake. And you can make...
