by Dan Mitchell | Apr 11, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
I was not a fan of Trump’s “Liberation Day” because it means higher taxes and senselessly destructive protectionism. But he’s given us another liberation day that is much better. The Administration has announced that American consumers will once again (sort...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 21, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy
I’ve given “Bureaucrat of the Year” awards on several occasions. And I even have a “Bureaucrat Hall of Fame” for government employees who go above and beyond normal standards of sloth and avarice. But what happens when every single employee in a government...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 8, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs
My everything-you-need-to-know columns don’t actually reveal everything you need to know about an issue. But they always capture some essential truth about the inherent inefficiency and/or stupidity and/or malignancy of government. That’s true for state...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 14, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs
I’m not a political pundit, but I’m guessing that yesterday’s despicable assassination attempt on Donald Trump increases the likelihood that he reclaims the White House. That’s probably not good news for trade policy (though Biden has been just as bad),...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 2, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste
From a big-picture perspective, the Canadian government does the most damage to the nation’s economy with bad tax policy, bad spending policy, bad health policy, bad monetary policy, and other expensive mistakes. But sometimes it is...
