by Dan Mitchell | Nov 18, 2019 | Blogs, Education
According to the union bosses at the National Education Association, November 18-22 is National Education Week and a “wonderful opportunity to celebrate public education.” I care about facts and I care about kids, and all the evidence shows that government schools do...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 28, 2019 | Blogs, Taxation
I’ve periodically opined about why politicians should not try to control people’s behavior with discriminatory taxes, such as the ones being imposed on soda. And I’ve cited some examples of how these taxes backfire. The big drop in soda purchases after a tax on sugary...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 25, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs
My previous columns about the Transportation Security Administration have focused on bureaucratic inefficiency and incompetence (as well as laughable examples of “security theater”). Today, let’s take advantage of the shutdown and focus instead on why TSA should be...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 18, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
What’s the most inefficient and wasteful part of the federal government? It’s impossible to answer that question without greater detail. Are we supposed to identify the worst cabinet-level department? If that’s the case, then bureaucracies such as the Department of...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 18, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste
Given the routine corruption and reckless spending in Washington, I frequently get asked how I keep my sanity. It’s possible, as some of my friends argue, that I’m not actually sane. That would explain why I try to put my finger in the dyke of big government as more...
