by Dan Mitchell | Apr 6, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Free Market
The current crisis teaches us that excessive regulation and bureaucratic sloth can have deadly consequences. Here’s John Stossel’s video with another lesson, explaining that we need more capitalism rather than more government. This seems like a no-brainer, especially...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 31, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs
About three weeks ago, when the coronavirus crisis was becoming a big deal, I explained the libertarian viewpoint. Governments should focus on protecting life, liberty, and property. That includes fighting pandemics. A big sprawling federal government will be less...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 30, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care
I wrote about “Coronavirus and Big Government” on March 22 and then followed up on March 27 with “Coronavirus and Big Government, Part II.” Now it’s time for the third installment, and we’ll start with this hard-hitting video from Reason, which shows how red tape has...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 23, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs
I wrote yesterday how cumbersome bureaucracies and foolish regulations have hindered an effective response to the coronavirus. This isn’t because governments are run by bad people. Some of them probably are that way, of course, but the real problem is that politicians...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 14, 2019 | Blogs, Europe
Technically, my coverage of U.K election week began last Monday with a look at Jeremy Corbyn’s radical statism, and ended yesterday with some analysis of Boris Johnson’s victory. But since I’m still in England, this is an opportune time for a new edition of Great...
