by Dan Mitchell | Jul 17, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
Given the pro-big-government leanings of journalists, I sometimes complain about media bias. That being said, you can sometimes find displays of common sense and sound thinking. Even from places that almost always support bigger government and more...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 28, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
As Frederic Bastiat sagely observed nearly 200 years ago, a good economist considers the indirect or secondary effects of any action. For instance, a politician might claim we can double tax revenue by doubling tax rates, but a sensible...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 19, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
Economists are not anti-regulation, but they are skeptical of rules and mandates that don’t pass a cost-benefit test. Politicians, meanwhile, generally don’t care about regulation. They are not impervious to evidence and analysis, but they mostly want...
by Dan Mitchell | May 28, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
Usually with regard to government-run health care, folks on the left commonly criticize the United States for being the “only country” that does not provide this or that handout from the government. That should not be a persuasive argument without first...
by Dan Mitchell | May 17, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
I explained during a recent speech in Poland that I get very upset when big companies support policies that disproportionately harm small businesses. By the way, I have no objection to big companies simply because they are big. Or merely because they...
