by Dan Mitchell | Jun 13, 2020 | Blogs, Economics
If you want to understand how government really works, learn about “public choice.” This is the common-sense theory that politicians and other people in politics often make decisions based on self interest, and it does a very good job of explaining why we get so many...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 6, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Free Market
The current crisis teaches us that excessive regulation and bureaucratic sloth can have deadly consequences. Here’s John Stossel’s video with another lesson, explaining that we need more capitalism rather than more government. This seems like a no-brainer, especially...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 9, 2019 | Blogs
During my early years in public policy, back in the late 1980s, I repeatedly crossed swords with people who argued that Washington should have more power over the economy so that the United States could compete with Japan, which supposedly was an economic juggernaut...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 24, 2011 | Bailouts, Big Government, Blogs, Free Market
I’ve always rejected coercive redistribution, particularly when imposed by the federal government. But some types of redistribution are worse than others, and when big business and big government get in bed together, ordinary people are the ones who get screwed. This...
