by Dan Mitchell | Jan 10, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
Regulatory policy has been one of the bright spots of the Trump Administration (along with tax policy). But it’s not a perfect record. In a column for Townhall, Steve Sherman describes how the Labor Department launched a regulatory attack against Oracle in the final...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 6, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
Just as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, there are some consistent patterns with government. Politicians, for instance, will enact a policy that distorts the economy and causes damage (with regards to trade, bailouts, guns, health, whatever). And...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 5, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs
When I want to explain that excessive government shortens lifespans, I’m going to have a new and powerful argument thanks to the Trump Administration’s misguided efforts to restrict vaping. The issue is very simple. Some people want nicotine. If vaping products are...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 4, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Minimum Wage
As I discuss in this recent interview, a higher minimum wage is a terrible idea if we care about facts and evidence (and also want to help poor people). In the interview, I mentioned that minimum wage mandates aren’t good news for workers who lose their jobs. One of...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 27, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
In order to protect against “Goldfish Government,” it’s very important to make sure that the powers of government are constrained by national borders. This is the reason why I’m a passionate defender of tax competition and fiscal sovereignty (even if it means being...
