by Dan Mitchell | Nov 26, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
When people think about government regulation, it’s understandable that they focus on things that impact their everyday lives. Most of us, for instance, are irked by government’s war against modern life.Bureaucratic pinheads in Washington think they have the right to...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 31, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Energy, Regulations
When writing about the burden of regulation, I often share big numbers about aggregate cost, job losses, time wasted, and foregone growth. But I sometimes wonder if such data is effective in the battle for good policy. Maybe it’s better, at least in some cases, to...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 10, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
I suspect that most Americans, if asked to list the biggest economic success story in the United States over the past few decades, would list high tech and the Internet. And that would be a good answer. For those of us with a good bit of gray hair, it’s sometimes...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 24, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
How thoughtful. The President gave the economy a special gift before jetting off to Hawaii. The Obama administration is cramming like a college student trying to study for a final exam, publishing more than 1,200 new regulations in the last 15 days alone, according to...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 4, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
Maybe I’m biased because I mostly work on fiscal policy, but it certainly seems feasible to come up with rough estimates for the damage caused by onerous taxes and excessive spending. On a personal level, for instance, we have a decent idea of how much the government...
