by Dan Mitchell | Apr 17, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Free Market, Taxation
A former White House speechwriter, Mark Thiessen, has jumped to the defense of his former boss, writing for the Washington Post that George W. Bush “established a conservative record without parallel.” Even by the loose standards of Washington, that is a...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 11, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
I’ve been on a lonely crusade to expose big-government Republicans for being just as bad as Democrats (or even worse, since they should know better), so I’m glad to see Don Devine and David Keene in the Washington Post making similar points. Every...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 31, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe
Greece is in trouble for a combination of reasons. Government spending is far too excessive, diverting resources from more efficient uses. The bureaucracy is too large and paid too much, resulting in a misallocation of labor. And tax rates are too high, further...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 24, 2010 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I had to laugh when I saw this article linked on the Drudge Report. Does Obama really think that Democratics in the House will be intimidated by a threat not to campaign for them? Look what wonders Obama did campaigning for Corzine in New Jersey and Coakley in...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Mar 23, 2010 | Blogs, Free Market, Health Care
Dan Mitchell doesn’t get to talk until after the 3-minute mark, but he then explains why Obamacare will undermine the healthcare system. His basic point is that government intervention is the reason why the current system has problems, and that those problems...
