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 | Nov 30, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
When people ask me why I mock government for being a slovenly, bloated, and malicious entity, I’m sometimes not sure what to say. Do I give them examples of corrupt corporate welfare? Do I share instances of government thuggery? Do I direct them to preposterous...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 15, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
When I read that the Obama Administration wants to regulate the Internet by having the Federal Communications Commission impose “net neutrality” rules, my immediate response is to be opposed. Does my opposition to more regulation and red tape make me a knee-jerk...
by Brian Garst | Nov 10, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Competition, Regulations
The internet has prospered free of government control and regulation. The relative lack of barriers to commerce and trade offered by the internet has foster significant growth and innovation. President Obama’s announced desire to regulate the internet as a...
by Brian Garst | Nov 1, 2014 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared in Cayman Financial Review on October 31, 2014. The Treasury Department issued a proposed rule in late July that will impose greater regulatory obligations on U.S. banks. Put forward by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) under the...
