by Dan Mitchell | Mar 18, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Free Market
Dan Henninger authored a fascinating column in the Wall Street Journal a few days ago comparing people who became rich honestly to those who used government favoritism. He warns that Obama’s policies will encourage the latter version – meaning that smart...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 18, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Texas has a small state government and no state income tax. California has a bloated state government and a punitive state income tax. Here’s a simple quiz: Which state is doing better? The answer is obvious, as Michael Barone explains: Democratic majorities...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 16, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Free Market, Health Care, Uncategorized
During the Cold War era, there was something known as the Brezhnev Doctrine, which was the notion that once a nation was taken over by communists, there was no going back. A similiar principle takes place in the battle between statism and freedom in America. The left...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 15, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Economic Growth, Free Market
A former colleague from my days at the Heritage Foundation, Robert Rector, has a very disturbing article at National Review Online. Robert explains that the Obama Administration is putting together a new – and rigged – definition of poverty that has...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 12, 2010 | Blogs, Competition, Free Market, Health Care
As usual, Tom Sowell uses basic economics to explain a confusing topic. His core insight is that government has undermined market forces, which is leading to rising costs. Obama and the other statists somehow think more government will make things better:...
