by Dan Mitchell | Dec 13, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
The Food and Drug Administration has a rather dismal track record. Imposing a lengthy and expensive drug-approval process, leading to thousands of premature deaths.A bungled and incompetent response to the Covid pandemic.Its regulatory assault...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 3, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care
Because of misguided government policies, health care in America is expensive and inefficient. But it’s always possible to have a system that is even worse. I have often cited the United Kingdom, which has genuine socialism (government...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 7, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs
I have a series of columns analyzing “Great Moments in Foreign Government” to show that other countries have politicians and bureaucrats who are just as foolish as their American counterparts. I guess this is the policy version of “misery loves company.” And it’s also...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 26, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
Way back in 2009, in the early days of writing this column, I shared an image that aptly summarizes the bad things that happen when politicians interfere with economic liberty. The simple message is that more government is almost always the wrong answer....
by Dan Mitchell | May 29, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
Everyone likes the idea of “state capacity,” at least when it means competent, honest government rather than dysfunctional, corrupt government. But the consensus disappears when some folks argue that you achieve this goal by making government bigger. It’s...
