by Dan Mitchell | Jun 29, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs
Every so often, I’ll notice a tweet that has some remarkable characteristic. Best tweet about capitalism vs socialism. The most depressing tweet. Trump’s worst-ever tweet. The best-ever counter-tweet. The most-flattering tweet about Trump’s policy. The best-ever...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 27, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Some people say that California is the worst-governed state (I would probably choose Illinois or New Jersey, but it’s a close race). And if you wanted to pick the worst-governed place in California, San Francisco might be at the top of the list. The city manages to...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 21, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs
Four years ago, I wrote about how dishwashers don’t work very well because of foolish red tape from Washington. The clever folks at the Competitive Enterprise Institute put together a video on the topic. I especially like the fake commercial at the start of the video....
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...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 16, 2019 | Blogs, Education
I’ve shared examples of brain-dead behavior by bureaucrats at the Transportation Security Agency. But the folks at the TSA may be paragons of wisdom and judgement compared to administrators at government schools. Those bureaucrats seem incapable of improving test...
