by Dan Mitchell | Jun 5, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, States, Taxation
If you’re a libertarian or a small-government conservative, it’s quite likely you believe both these statements. Instead of picking winners and losers with special preferences and penalties, the tax code should be simple and fair, treating all economic activity...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 31, 2015 | Blogs, Crime, Society
Back in 2013, I shared a snarky post comparing murder rates in Chicago and Houston. What made the data amusing is that any sensible person would look at Chicago’s high murder rate and strict gun control and conclude that perhaps, just maybe, such policies don’t work....
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 11, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Crime, Society
I wrote last week about the lunacy of a tax system that created the conditions that led to the death of Eric Garner in New York City. But I wrote that column in the context of how high tax rates lead to tax avoidance and tax evasion. Let’s now zoom out and look at the...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 1, 2014 | Blogs, Crime, Society
In the postscript of a previous column, I shared some of Ben Watson’s wise and prudent counsel about the racial unrest in Ferguson. Today, I want to share a feel-good story to come out of that town’s troubles. Rather than looting, some citizens served as protectors of...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 12, 2014 | Blogs, Crime, Society
As a libertarian, it’s easy for me to get agitated about the theoretical burden of high taxes, wasteful spending, and costly regulation. But even regular people should get upset when they get exposed to specific examples of individuals who are victimized by abusive...
