by Dan Mitchell | Mar 14, 2024 | Blogs
California voters made a terrible mistake back in 2008 when they narrowly approved a referendum for a $33 billion high-speed train between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Opponents said the project was a boondoggle and they made several predictions. It will...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 29, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs
People with libertarian sympathies worry about “slippery slopes.” To elaborate, if you give government a little bit of power, we fear it will just be a matter of time before politicians and bureaucrats figure out how to expand and abuse that...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 30, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
As a matter of sensible public policy (and well as fealty to the Constitution), the federal government should not be involved in transportation. But since I don’t expect the current crowd in Washington has any interest in getting rid of the Department...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 3, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste
Infrastructure often is a good thing. Government-financed infrastructure is a questionable thing. Infrastructure financed by Uncle Sam is a bad thing. Those three rules guide my thinking and make for a perfect introduction to this must-watch video from Reason on...
by Dan Mitchell | May 4, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Back in April, I observed that, “If you would have loudly condemned a policy under Obama but support a similar policy under Trump, you’re the problem.” We now have a good test case. The President already has demonstrated – repeatedly – that he likes to spend other...
