by Dan Mitchell | Sep 26, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
Moral panics in Washington are not a recipe for good policy. That’s why the current attack on vaping (the use of e-cigarettes) is so misguided. Policy makers want to ban and/or restrict e-cigarettes (especially flavored varieties) for two reasons. Consuming...
by CF&P | Sep 24, 2019 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity For Immediate Release Tuesday, September 24, 2019 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org Coalition Warns That New TTB Rule Violates Deregulatory Mandates (Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 24, 2019) Today, the Center for Freedom...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 25, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
When I wrote last month about the Green New Deal, I warned that it was cronyism on steroids. Simply stated, the proposal gives politicians massive new powers to intervene and this would be a recipe for staggering levels of Solyndra-style corruption. Well, the World...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 19, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
I’m constantly surprised by what happens in the world of politics. I didn’t think Donald Trump had any chance of winning in 2016, yet I was obviously wrong. I also thought Elizabeth Warren’s political career would be crippled after people found out she fraudulently...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 30, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
When I assess President Trump’s economic policy, I generally give the highest grade to his tax policy. But as I pointed out in this interview from last year, there’s also been some progress on regulatory policy, even if only in that the avalanche of red tape we were...
