by Brian Garst | Sep 19, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
In both 2013 and 2024, I made the shorthand observation that spending restraint is a good default answer for any question about fiscal policy. Today, I’m going to expand upon that hypothesis by introducing by 22th Theorem of Government. Simply stated,...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 15, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs
Politicians do plenty of bad economic policy. But when do they cross the line to immoral policy? Hard-core libertarians will argue that just about everything the government does is immoral. I agree with them in many cases because I think it if fundamentally wrong...
by Dan Mitchell | May 18, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
I applaud profits. When entrepreneurs and companies earn money in a genuine free market, that’s a sign that they are providing value to customers. And the search for profit is a key driver of the innovation that makes us richer over time. Our...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 3, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs
I’ve written multi-column series on weighty issues such as capitalism, price controls, socialism, entitlement reform, class warfare, and the war on cash. Those are all important topics, but nothing captures the essence of government...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 3, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Privacy
Last year, I shared grim details from a New York Times story on money laundering by Tara Siegel Bernard and Ron Lieber. The reporters provided new ammunition for my long-held view that anti-money-laundering laws and regulations are fundamentally misguided....
