by Dan Mitchell | Mar 4, 2010 | Blogs, Free Market
The Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador (akin to a state governor in the U.S.) defended his decision to get surgery in America with the statement that it was “my heart, my choice, and my health.” This is an admirably libertarian statement, and the...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 3, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
Senator Jim Bunning of Kentucky may be the most unpopular man in Washington right now. And, as you may surmise, this means he is doing something admirable (envision Jimmy Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and you’ll have the right context). Republicans and...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 3, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Economic Growth
The Taxpayers Alliance in London has an amusing video highlighting different ways the government has wasted money on global warming/climate change propaganda. Or maybe it’s only amusing because I’m American and my tax dollars weren’t being wasted on the projects in...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 1, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
Watch it here: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/4830692
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 23, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
The healthcare fight in Washington is not about access to doctors and hospitals, or the cost of those services. It is an effort by the left to create more dependency on government. George Will examines this theme in a Washington Post column: Killing this small...