by Dan Mitchell | Oct 20, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs
The polls are not looking good for Donald Trump. Indeed, I suspect my most recent prediction for the 2016 race gives him too many states. With time running out, he now faces pressure to come up with some new idea or a new narrative to change the likely outcome. Which...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 7, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs
My main problem with Hillary Clinton is that she not only supports the bloated and enervating welfare state that already exists, but she wants to make it even bigger. Indeed, there’s only a very small gap between her and crazy Bernie Sanders when you examine their...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 4, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs
Once again, I threw myself on a proverbial grenade. Yes, that means I watched politicians last night as part of the Cato Institute’s live-tweeting about issues that were raised (or not raised) in the CNN Townhall featuring Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. Although...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 5, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs
Two years ago, I wrote that Washington’s parasite class was having a very merry Christmas. But I wasn’t mocking welfare recipients, many of whom actually deserve sympathy for getting trapped in the web of government dependency. Instead, I was referring to the unearned...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 18, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs
Washington is a horribly corrupt city. The tax code is riddled with special favors for politically powerful interest groups. The budget is filled with handouts and subsidies for well-connected insiders. The regulatory apparatus is a playground for cronyism. I’ve...
