by Dan Mitchell | Jul 29, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
The “appearance of impropriety” is often considered the Washington standard for corruption and misbehavior. With that in mind, alarm bells began ringing in my head when I read this Washington Times report about Jacob Lew, Obama’s nominee to head the Office of...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 29, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Welfare and Entitlements
Jim Glassman has a thorough article in Commentary explaining that Europe is in deep trouble both because high tax rates discourage work and production and because excessive handouts encourage sloth and dependency. This should be a common-sense observation, but most...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 22, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, States
I’m glad I read Instapundit, because my day has been made brighter by the news that Arizona’s statists have given up on their money-grubbing speed camera program. Here’s a cheerful story which explains that widespread noncompliance was the key. Dozens of...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 16, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
I cross swords with my long-time nemesis, Christian Weller. I suspect the most interesting part of the debate, however, is when I jump on one of the hosts for asserting that the Bush years were some sort of laissez-faire episode. How often do you get to ask for drugs...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 12, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
I’m used to being attacked, but usually by statists. In a man-bites-dog development, here’s a 12-1/2-minute video dedicated to the proposition that I was hopelessly squishy in my Rahn Curve video. What makes this situation rather ironic is that I agree with the guy...
