by Dan Mitchell | Dec 20, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
Regulatory policy is one of the five ingredients in the recipe for growth and prosperity. Ideally, there should be a minimal amount of red tape, and it should be governed by sensible cost-benefit analysis (i.e., so it deals with genuine externalities such as...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 17, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
Even though I agree with the “nanny state” crowd on a few issues (sugary soda and cigarettes are not healthy, for instance), I oppose their efforts to impose their preferences using government coercion. Especially when their initiatives lower our quality of life....
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 25, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
Last year, I shared this video from the Competitive Enterprise Institute to help explain how government bureaucrats are making it harder for Americans to clean their plates, bowls, and silverware. Washington’s dishwasher mandate is just one example of how red tape...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 19, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs
More than ten years ago, I narrated this video in hopes of convincing politicians and bureaucrats that anti-money laundering laws (and associated regulations) were a costly and intrusive failure. Sadly, my efforts to bring sanity to so-called AML policy (sometimes...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 22, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
The good news is that the election season is almost over. The bad news is that we’ll have a president next year who does not embrace classical liberal principles of free markets and social tolerance. But that doesn’t mean Trump and Biden are equally bad. Depending on...
