by Dan Mitchell | May 10, 2024 | Blogs, Crime, Society
I periodically highlight folks on the left who are sensible on the issue of gun control, either because they realize it is a bad idea or because they at least recognize that it is an impractical idea. I’ve also written about leftists...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 10, 2024 | Blogs, Crime, Society
Because of moral, constitutional, and cost-benefit reasons, I’m not a fan of gun control. So I don’t like proposals to restrict the right to keep and bear arms. That being said, some anti-gun initiatives are dumber than others. The most...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 17, 2023 | Blogs
I wrote a few years ago about how European Jews should have the right of gun ownership. Especially since anti-Semitic terrorists never seem to have any trouble getting access to weapons. And I included a very appropriate poster from Jews...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 21, 2023 | Blogs
I like small government and low tax rates because I’m an economist. But I’m a libertarian for a different reason. I don’t want government to have a lot of power because I don’t trust politicians and bureaucrats to treat people...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 11, 2023 | Blogs
Given his state’s awful fiscal policy, I generally don’t have anything nice to say about Gavin Newsom, California Governor. And I don’t like his proposal to amend the Constitution to weaken gun rights, which is our topic for today. But I give him credit for...