by Dan Mitchell | Jan 29, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs
I was a big fan of federalism (to the extent it still exists) before any of us ever heard of the coronavirus. And, given the federal government’s incompetent response to the pandemic, I’m an even bigger fan of federalism today. Though that...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 16, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs
I wrote a four-part series last year about coronavirus and big government (here, here, here, and here), so it goes without saying that the first two lines of this tweet deserve some sort of accuracy award for hitting the nail on the head. But the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 10, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs
I’ve already written a column about the best and worst developments of 2020. But what if we wanted to identify a lesson that society should have learned from the past 12 months? Well, there’s an obvious answer, especially for those of us with libertarian sympathies....
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 29, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy, Regulations
Every so often, I highlight tweets that deserve attention because they say something important, usually in a clever and succinct fashion. Best-ever tweet about inequality. Best tweet about capitalism vs socialism. The most depressing tweet. Trump’s worst-ever tweet....
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 25, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
Last year, I shared this video from the Competitive Enterprise Institute to help explain how government bureaucrats are making it harder for Americans to clean their plates, bowls, and silverware. Washington’s dishwasher mandate is just one example of how red tape...
