by Dan Mitchell | Aug 5, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Energy, Regulations
I don’t like the tribal nature of American politics, in part because I get criticized for not playing the game. The pro-Trump crowd goes after me when I condemn the President’s protectionism and wasteful spending. And the anti-Trump crowd goes after me when I applaud...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 10, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Energy, Regulations
During the Obama years, I criticized the President for various green-energy scamsthat squandered money and produced scandals such as Solyndra. And I also noted that many Republicans were happy to support corrupt subsidies to inefficient sources of energy so long as...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Apr 24, 2018 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by The Daily Caller on April 20, 2018. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared contrite during two congressional hearings last week. Even his choice of a suit and tie, according to The New York Times fashion section, signaled a willingness to submit...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 27, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Regulations
Let’s look at some absurd examples of the regulatory state in action. We’ll start with bone-headed pizza regulation, as explained by the Wall Street Journal. FDA released guidance for posting calorie disclosures at restaurants with more than 20 locations, and the...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 20, 2018 | Blogs, Financial Privacy
Beginning in the 1980s, money-laundering laws were enacted in hopes of discouraging criminal activity by making it harder for crooks to use the banking system. Unfortunately, this approach has been an expensive failure. They don’t reduce crime or discourage bad...
