by Dan Mitchell | Dec 13, 2015 | Big Government, Government Waste
If you did a word-association test with people after describing jaw-dropping examples of government incompetence, you would probably get answers like “angry” or “wasteful.” Especially if you asked around April 15. Though in some cases of spectacular and inexplicable...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Aug 13, 2015 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on The Hill on August 13, 2015. During President Obama’s trip to Africa two weeks ago, he had tough words for South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation that now is beset by civil war. “We don’t have time to wait,” Obama warned, and threatened...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 3, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I rarely delve into foreign policy and defense issues. And when I do, such as my post about the conflict in Ukraine, it’s usually because it gives me an opportunity to draw attention to a topic that is in my bailiwick (in the case of Ukraine, it gave me an excuse to...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
One of the many challenges of being libertarian is that people sometimes think you’re naive about foreign policy (sort of like the first entry in this 24-part satirical collage of libertarians). In large part, I think that’s because they confuse non-interventionism...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 1, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste, Health Care
I’ve never been susceptible to the claim that you solve problems with taxpayer money. Indeed, this amusing poster is a pretty good summary of my views on the effectiveness of government spending. But what about the horrific stories about veterans dying because of...
