by Dan Mitchell | Aug 24, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
As an economist, I can immediately think of several ways that big government is bad news for poor people. Redistribution programs that trap poor people in dependency and produce inter-generational poverty.Government schools that do an awful job of...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 14, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
Sadly, Joe Biden’s plan for a bigger IRS is becoming reality. As you might imagine, I’m not happy. I’m motivated to share the above video, which was part of last week’s episode of The Square Circle, because it galls me to see some writers defend huge...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 9, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs
Civil asset forfeiture occurs when bureaucrats literally steal a person’s property when the person hasn’t been convicted – or perhaps not even charged – of any wrongdoing. Citing a nauseating example of this odious practice, I wrote back in...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 2, 2021 | Blogs, Crime, Society
When people ask me why I’m a libertarian, I rarely mention high taxes and wasteful spending. Nor do I make philosophical arguments about the non-aggression principle. And it’s also unlikely that I’ll cite Ayn Rand. Instead, I point out...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 18, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs
Even though I think economic growth is very important for human flourishing and strongly support the laissez-faire policies that will generate more prosperity, I’m mostly a libertarian because of moral reasons. Simply stated, I hate when government...
