by Dan Mitchell | Aug 6, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs
When I was young and innocent, I thought that giving welfare handouts to advocates of terrorism was the most perverse and disgusting way to abuse taxpayers. Now that I’m old and jaded, I’ve learned that governments are so masochistically stupid that they routinely...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 11, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs
It would be impossible to pick the most hare-brained government policy. We haveall sorts of bizarre examples from the United States. And we have equally “impressive” examples from other nations. And today, we’re going to augment our collection of bone-headed policies...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 17, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy
In America’s sprawling intelligence network, costing tens of billions of dollars, who got fired after the 9-11 terror attacks for failing to connect the dots? Who in the military got fired after the Fort Hood terrorist attack for failing to connect the dots? More...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 8, 2016 | Blogs
I’m not a fan of the War on Drugs, even though I’m personally very socially conservative on the use of drugs. Regardless of my individual preferences, I recognize that prohibition gives government the power to trample our rights, that it is borderline (if not...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 3, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs
I used to think the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was the worst federal bureaucracy. After all, these are the pinheads who are infamous for bone-headed initiatives, such as: The EEOC making it hard for trucking companies to weed out drunk drivers. The EEOC...
