by Dan Mitchell | Jun 2, 2020 | Blogs, Crime, Society
In some cities, legitimate protests about abusive and improper police behavior have degenerated into riots. One consequence of this mayhem is that police don’t have the manpower to effectively protect households and businesses. In same cases, as shown by this tweet, a...
by Dan Mitchell | May 28, 2020 | Blogs, Society
Back in March, I explained that the coronavirus pandemic showed why it’s so valuable for people to have the right of gun ownership. Let’s revisit the topic and we’ll start with the bad news. As illustrated by this Reason video, Senator Elizabeth Warren wants to...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 18, 2020 | Blogs, Society
About 10 years ago, when Europe was in the midst of fiscal crisis, advocates for welfare spending rioted in some nations. Given the continent’s grim long-run outlook, that got me thinking about the potential for a future breakdown of civil order and I wrote that it...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 24, 2020 | Blogs, Crime, Society
Back in 2012, I asked readers to pretend they were criminals and to contemplate whether they would want to rob a house with armed residents. This “IQ test” was designed to help people understand that cost-benefit analysis applies to all types of human...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 19, 2020 | Blogs, Crime, Society
Other than an occasional column about events in my home county of Fairfax, I’ve never written about public policy in Virginia. This is because the Commonwealth has had a dull profile. It doesn’t have a track record of notably good policies, such as Florida and Texas,...
