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Another Amazing Example of Government Stupidity and Political Correctness
If you had to pick the most inane, pointless, and intrusive example of government stupidity, what would you pick? We have lots of examples of regulators running amok. Regulations making it difficult...
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America’s Most Clueless and Malicious Bureaucrats?
I’ve already suggested that subsidies for the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development are the most wasteful and counterproductive item in the federal budget. At least on a...
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Four Great Moments in Foreign Government Stupidity…and some Embarrassing...
While I mostly focus on bad government policy in the United States, I also think we can learn lessons from what’s happening in other nations. In some cases, I share positive stories, such as the...
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The Department of Agriculture Deserves the Death Penalty
I believe in free markets and small government, and I’m also against Washington corruption. Which is why I want to abolish the Department of Agriculture. And I suspect all sensible people will agree...
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Another Great Moment in Government-Manufactured Human Rights
As part of my “great moments” in government series, I periodically share stories about really foolish regulations and really wasteful spending. And sometimes I’ll even have a story that combines dumb...
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The Alimentary Canal Version of Great Moments in Government
When I started writing about public policy, I never realized that …um…human waste would be a frequent topic. *But we examined (not too closely!) the story of a Postal Service employee who defecated in...
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Great Moments in Government
You won’t know whether to laugh or cry after perusing these stories that will be added to our “great moments in government” collection. For instance, did you realize that American taxpayers were...
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Great Moments in Government, from Banning Bake Sales to Limiting Mistresses
Michelle Obama wants the federal government to tell us what kind of food to eat. I actually wouldn’t object if she merely used a bully pulpit to encourage healthier eating. But the busy-body crowd in...
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The Federal Bagpipe Police?!?
I’ve shared horror stories about government thuggery and I’ve shared horror stories about government stupidity. Thanks to Mark Steyn, we have a story that exemplifies both the brain-dead nature of the...
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An Italian Doctor Joins the Bureaucrat Hall of Fame
In April of 2013, I introduced a Moocher Hall of Fame to “celebrate” some very odious examples of welfare dependency. Since that time, I keep thinking that it’s time to do something similar for...
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The U.S. vs U.K. Wimpiness Contest
It’s time for an updated version of the U.S. vs U.K. government stupidity contest. This ongoing series has featured amazing feats of inane government, including the world’s most pointless road...
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More Horror Stories from the TSA Bureaucrats
I’m wondering whether the Transportation Security Administration is a valuable part of government. Not because the bureaucracy does a good job, but instead because it does so many foolish things that...
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Great Moments in Taxing, Spending, and Regulating
When people ask me why I mock government for being a slovenly, bloated, and malicious entity, I’m sometimes not sure what to say. Do I give them examples of corrupt corporate welfare? Do I share...
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Hoisting Obama on His Own Try-Something-New Petard
My Cato Institute colleague Michael Tanner has produced some first-rate substantive research on issues. He produced a study showing that personal retirement accounts would have been a better deal than...
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Amazing Chutzpah – and Cluelessness – from the Obama Administration
While I normally focus on jaw-dropping examples of hypocrisy by politicians, I realize that our beloved leaders also can be absurdly brazen in their exaggerations, deceptions, and prevarications. But...
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Great Moments in Local, State, National, and Foreign Government
I periodically share this poster, in part because it’s funny, but mostly because it’s true. After all, can you think of many “success stories” involving government? When I pose this question to my...
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Two Videos that Perfectly Capture the Feckless Arrogance and Stupidity of the...
Summarizing the federal government is not easy. There’s nearly $4 trillion of spending to disentangle. There’s a 75,000-page tax code to decipher. And there’s a regulatory morass that defies...
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Another Edition of Great Moments in Government Waste, Malfeasance, and...
Since I’m an advocate of smaller government, you might imagine I’m perpetually depressed. After all, I work in Washington where I’m vastly outnumbered by people who specialize in looting and mooching....
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Europe’s Suicidal Welfare State
When I write about the “suicidal” welfare state in Europe, I’m generally making an economic argument that involves demographic change, labor participation rates, and fiscal burdens. And that’s a...
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Great Moments in Masochistic Government Incompetence
I’ve argued that we’ll get better government if we make it smaller. This is important because government is responsible for some things – such as national defense and protection of property rights –...
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