by Dan Mitchell | May 4, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations, Taxation
I’m a bleeding heart libertarian in that I get most upset about statist policies that make life harder for disadvantaged people so that folks with more money can get undeserved goodies. For instance, I despise anti-school choice leftists because they value political...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 25, 2015 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Since we enjoyed yesterday a libertarian version of the night-before-Christmas story, let’s continue today with the holiday spirit. During previous Christmas seasons, I’ve shared Keynesian Christmas carols, a great Jay Leno joke, a video of Santa as a small business...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 24, 2015 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Time for some holiday spirit. Last year, our night-before-Christmas story featured a very happy story about the benefits of deregulating air cargo. In 2011, Larry the Cable Guy read a politically correct version of the night-before-Christmas story. This year, we have...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 14, 2015 | Blogs, Crime, Society
I almost feel sorry for the gun-control crowd. They keep trying to convince themselves that people are on their side, but schemes to restrict the 2nd Amendment keep getting defeated on Capitol Hill. And when a handful of state governments go against the trend and try...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 10, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
What are the wisest words ever uttered by an American president? I’m not going to pretend to know the answer, but there are some options that are high on my list. I like what Ronald Reagan said about the government’s view of the economy, a quote that I shared just a...
