by Dan Mitchell | Mar 17, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
Sam Kazman of the Competitive Enterprise Institute has a withering critique of dumb government policies that have taken away our freedom to buy low-cost and effective washing machines and instead forced us to buy expensive machines that don’t do a good job of cleaning...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 11, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
This is beautiful. It’s so refreshing to have a handful of Republicans who actually understand that their job is promoting freedom.
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 6, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
Regular readers of this blog already know (see here, here, and here) that I’m not a big fan of the new “CFL” light bulbs that we will be forced to use in a couple of years. In a more entertaining fashion, here’s a video from a few years ago, featuring a Republican...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 6, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
Since I believe in federalism and decentralization, I tend to be somewhat tolerant of stupid decisions by local governments – particularly when those choices are made thousands of miles away and I don’t have to deal with the consequences. With this in mind, I find it...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 7, 2011 | Blogs, Taxation
I don’t know if this commercial was broadcast nationally, but I saw it in northern Virginia. A very smart, anti-politician message. The worst commercial (this is a no-brainer) was from Chrysler. Not because the advertising was bad, but because the company is mooching...