by Dan Mitchell | Aug 11, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
I’m a policy wonk rather than a political pundit. But since part of my job is educating politicians, I can’t simply rely on arguments about what’s best for the country. I also have to convince them that they can enact good policy while also...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 29, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I get asked why I frequently criticize Republicans. My response is easy. I care about results rather than rhetoric. And while GOP politicians often pay lip service to the principles of limited government, they usually increase spending even...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 23, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I have relentlessly criticized Republicans in recent years for being profligate big spenders. But I have some good news. The GOP is finding religion and is once again fretting about big government. The bad news is that many of them are total...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 13, 2021 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Since I’m a policy wonk, I rarely play the role of political pundit other than biennial election predictions. But I’m getting a lot of requests to comment about Trump, especially in light of the recent protest/riot/insurrection and the ongoing political fallout...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 8, 2020 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Even though my 2020 prediction for the presidential race was much more accurate than my 2016 prediction, I’m definitely a policy wonk rather than a political pundit. That being said, I’m very interested in elections because voting patterns eventually can translate...
