by Dan Mitchell | Dec 9, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste
Here’s a simple rule. When a politicians says a new program will cost X, hide your wallet because it actually will cost three or four times as much. Or even more. Obamacare is a particularly painful example from recent history. Simply stated, politicians and...
by Dan Mitchell | May 7, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Crime, Economics, Society, Welfare and Entitlements
Let’s revisit the issue of urban unrest, with special attention to the challenges for both entrepreneurs and ordinary citizens. While potential police misconduct may serve as a trigger for riots, the powder keg is already in place because of decades of bad government...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 29, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Crime, Society, Welfare and Entitlements
I wrote back in 2010 that riots in Europe were a harbinger of future unrest in the United States. Given the chaos in Baltimore, I’m tempted to claim profound wisdom and great foresight. But I’ll reluctantly confess that my main point five years ago was to warn about...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 10, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs
I periodically share this poster, in part because it’s funny, but mostly because it’s true. After all, can you think of many “success stories” involving government? When I pose this question to my statist friends, I usually get a blank stare in response. Though some...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 9, 2015 | Blogs, Crime, Justice, Society
One of the most important bulwarks of a just society is equal justice under law. That principle is even etched in stone above the entrance to the Supreme Court. My belief in equal treatment is one of the reasons I support the flat tax. As an economist, I like the...
