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 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...
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...
