by Dan Mitchell | Feb 21, 2026 | Blogs, Trade
I’m not disappointed in the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Trump’s preposterous and destructive trade taxes. That was the right decision and I want to call it a libertarian legal victory. But I’m not as happy as I would like to be...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 1, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Education, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
As usual (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, etc), let’s start the year by listing three things I’m hoping for and three things I worry may happen. Let’s start with the potential good news. Here are the three things that plausibly could...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 1, 2021 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation
On the rare occasions when I write about the Supreme Court, it’s usually to grouse that the Justices don’t defend the Constitution’s limits on the federal government. For example, the Court engaged in tortured reasoning to rule in favor of...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 26, 2020 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Some of my right-wing friends complain about “judicial activism,” which seems to mean that they want courts to defer to other branches of government. Since I’m opposed to majoritarianism and because I want courts to defend and protect all parts of the Constitution, I...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 22, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs
It’s not easy being a libertarian. Thanks to senseless and harmful government policies, you run the risk of being perpetually outraged. One day, you get angry because an innocent person is being harassed by the bureaucracy. The next day, you’re upset because insiders...
