On Reason TV, Andrew Ferguson Discusses the Parasite Economy of Washington, DC

by Dan Mitchell | Jun 25, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy

Back in February, I posted this startling map showing that 10 of America’s 15-richest counties are the bedroom communities surrounding Washington, DC. There’s a lot of money in Washington because federal bureaucrats are wildly overpaid, as I document in this video,...

Just in Case You Needed More Evidence that Obama’s Faux Stimulus Was a Failure

by Dan Mitchell | Dec 9, 2011 | Blogs, Economics, Keynesian

Much of the “stimulus” debate has revolved around macroeconomic issues. Obama squandered about $800 billion, supposedly to “jolt” the economy, but growth has been anemic and the employment situation has been miserable. But it’s equally instructive to look at the...

A Powerful Moral Argument to Get Government Out of the Housing Business

by Dan Mitchell | Sep 29, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs

I’ve previously explained that the federal government should have no role in housing and that the Department of Housing and Urban Development should be abolished. If I haven’t convinced you, then you should watch this powerful video from the folks at Reason TV. What...

Dissecting Obama’s High-Speed Rail Boondoggle and other Transportation Nightmares

by Dan Mitchell | May 16, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste

It’s 45 minutes long, but this video from the folks at Reason TV is filled with good information on the foolish ideas of central planners who want to control our transportation. You’ll learn in the first half of the video, for instance, how high-speed rail is like...