by Dan Mitchell | Nov 28, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy, Economics
I may have to change my mind. When asked a few years ago to pick which department in Washington most deserved to be eliminated, I chose the Department of Housing and Urban Development. And HUD unquestionably is a cesspool of waste, so it certainly should be shuttered....
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 19, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Health Care
Maybe it’s my snarky sense of humor, but I greatly enjoy when statists accidentally promote free markets and small government. It seems to happens quite a bit at the New York Times. A New York Times columnist, for instance, pushed for a tax-hiking fiscal agreement...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 10, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, Education
Over the past few years, Hillary Clinton has taken advantage of several opportunities to demonstrate that she doesn’t understand economics. Though that’s not a problem. I have friends who routinely demonstrate their economic ignorance by saying things that don’t make...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 14, 2015 | Bailouts, Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Government Spending
I’ve shared lots of analysis (both serious and satirical) about the mess in Greece and I feel obliged to comment on the latest agreement for another bailout. But how many times can I write that the Greek government spends too much money and has a punitive tax system...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 2, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
Advocates of economic liberty, free market, and small government haven’t enjoyed many victories in the 21st Century. Government got bigger and more expensive during Bush’s reign, starting in his first year with the No Bureaucrat Left Behind legislation and then ending...
