by Dan Mitchell | Dec 25, 2014 | Blogs
Yesterday, as part of a column about the burden of regulation, I shared a couple of Christmas-themed videos, as well as a tragic story of Santa Claus getting arrested by the IRS. During previous Christmas seasons, there’s been other topical humor. This video showing...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 8, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Taxation
Every so often, I see a cartoon or image that provides a teachable moment about economics. This Wizard-of-Id parody, for instance, contains a lot of insight about labor economics. As does this Chuck Asay cartoon and this Robert Gorrell cartoon. And if you want to...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 31, 2014 | Blogs, Health Care
It’s time to extend the tradition of sharing politics-related Halloween humor on October 31. Though this is only my fourth year, so maybe it’s not quite a tradition yet. Nonetheless, we’ve had some good material. There were two Halloween posts in 2011, including a...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 31, 2014 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
There’s lot of criticism of the IRS and the tax code on the Internet. Indeed, I like to think I contribute my fair share. But I’m surprised at (what I consider to be be) the limited amount of humor on those topics. As I look through my archives, I can find only a few...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 17, 2014 | Blogs, Health Care
Last September, I shared a disconcerting video showing an unfortunate young woman getting her OB/GYN exam from a very creepy version of Uncle Sam. Well, you’ll be pleased to know that “Creepy Uncle Sam” does not discriminate. In this video, a young man faces the...
