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Great Moments in Local Government
I focus most of my ire on the federal government because bad policy from Washington is the biggest threat to our nation’s freedom and prosperity. But we also get plenty of bad policy from other levels...
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Government Schools + Anti-Gun Political Correctness = Child Abuse
Several years ago, I would regularly share horror stories about innocent kids being abused by politically correct government school administrators who overreacted to anything remotely resembling a gun....
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In One Story, Everything You Need to Know about Government
Every so often, I run across a chart, cartoon, or story that captures the essence of an issue. And when that happens, I make it part of my “everything you need to know” series. I don’t actually think...
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Great Moments in Foreign Government
In my writings about “Great Moments in Foreign Government,” I’ve come across amazing examples of bone-headed and incompetent behavior by politicians and bureaucrats in other nations. The British...
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Taxpayers Are Getting Drowned by Government-Subsidized Flood Insurance
Government subsidies have an unfortunate habit of causing widespread economic damage and often result in huge burdens for taxpayers (though sometimes consumers are the ones getting pillaged). Fannie...
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Government Run Amok at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF) must be anxious to get on my list of government bureaucracies that shouldn’t exist. The bureaucrats have engaged in some really silly and petty...
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The Medicaid Scam: Higher Taxes Are an “Investment” to Generate More Spending
I don’t like it when voters support tax increases. Needless to say, voters rarely if ever vote to raise their own taxes. Instead, they get seduced into robbing their neighbors in exchange for the...
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The Nanny State’s War to Lower the Quality of Life
Considering that America’s Founders created a very small central government that operated for more than 100 years without any income tax (or any other broad-based tax), it’s very disappointing that...
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Great Moments in State Government
States such as Illinois, California, New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey have very serious structural problems because of high tax burdens and unsustainable spending levels (often associated with...
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From the British Isles, Great Moments in Foreign Government
One of the great insights of “public choice” is that politicians engage in self-serving behavior just like everyone else. But there’s a profound difference between them and us. In the private economy,...
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Bureaucrats Behaving Badly
Time for a confession. I routinely mock bureaucrats, but I don’t really think they are any worse than other people. Indeed, I have plenty of friends and acquaintances who work for various levels of...
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Great Moments in British Government
While much of my analysis focuses on the mess created by Washington, I periodically show my ecumenical nature by sharing “Great Moments in State Government” and “Great Moments in Local Government.” And...
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Great Moments in Foreign Government
Given the routine corruption and reckless spending in Washington, I frequently get asked how I keep my sanity. It’s possible, as some of my friends argue, that I’m not actually sane. That would explain...
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Great Moments in British Government
A couple of days ago, citing bizarre government policies in India, Belgium, Malaysia, Romania, and Spain, I wrote about some “great moments in foreign government.” Today, we’re going to give special...
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My Sporadically Successful Career as a Global Money Launderer
I’ve written repeatedly about how anti-money laundering (AML) laws are pointless, expensive, intrusive, discriminatory, and ineffective. And they especially hurt poor people according to the World...
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Great Moments in Foreign Government
I spend much of my time analyzing the foolish and counterproductive policies imposed by Washington. Often accompanied by some mockery of politicians and their silly laws. And I also employ the same...
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Great Moments in Foreign Government
I get quite agitated when the folks in Washington make dumb choices that waste money and hinder prosperity. That being said, I take comfort in the fact that governments in other nations also do stupid...
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More Child Abuse at Government Schools
I’ve shared examples of brain-dead behavior by bureaucrats at the Transportation Security Agency. But the folks at the TSA may be paragons of wisdom and judgement compared to administrators at...
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Great Moments in British Government
Technically, my coverage of U.K election week began last Monday with a look at Jeremy Corbyn’s radical statism, and ended yesterday with some analysis of Boris Johnson’s victory. But since I’m still in...
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Government Mandates and Crummy Dishwashers
Four years ago, I wrote about how dishwashers don’t work very well because of foolish red tape from Washington. The clever folks at the Competitive Enterprise Institute put together a video on the...
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