Ben Friedman, a research fellow in defense and homeland security studies at the Cato Institute, thinks the military can do without a major spending increase, and still manage to improve readiness. He writes that the military does in fact have readiness problems, but that they could be solved without increasing overall military spending. A “readiness […]
What Would an Independent California Look Like?
Dan Mitchell, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, outlines some of the ways independence would force Californians to face reality. Of course they’ll target the middle class. That’s what they want in Washington. That’s why they want a value-added tax. Simply stated, you can’t have a cradle-to-grave welfare state unless the middle class is […]
Look What Happens When You Starve the Government Beast
Dan Mitchell, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, has developed a Golden Rule for starving the government beast. His common sense, easily remembered Golden Rule for government fiscal policy is, “The private sector should grow faster than the government.” Simple right? Yet for some reason this isn’t the normal operating procedure for most governments in […]
NRO’s Jonah Goldberg Wows Packed Naples/Ritz Cato Throng
Cato Institute was packed to the walls at their annual conclave-of-the-committed at the Ritz Naples. Cato returns to the Ritz every year for the hotel’s world class logistics, excellent service and overall organization and more than acceptable resort-class fare. Cato’s nearly 500 guests had flocked to this Southwestern Florida semi-tropical outpost to listen to Cato’s […]
Consequences of “I’ve Got a Pen”
Jonah Goldberg, among National Review’s top #nevertrumpers, spoke at the Cato Institute’s always well-attended, enlightening annual event in Naples, Florida. Mr. Goldberg was preceded by keynote speaker Jonathan Turley, lawyer, legal scholar and professor of law at George Washington University Law School. Mr. Turley explained to the audience why he, while very critical of both […]
Are States Helpless Victims, or Crying Wolf on Budgets?
You may have read in the WSJ yesterday: “States Revenue Shortfalls Exacerbate Budget Crunch.” My friend Chris Edwards, director of tax policy studies at Cato, had to laugh at the “states as victims” part. You’ve probably guessed why: “States as victims” is a common storyline in the mainstream media anytime that state budgets are not growing gangbusters. […]
The Most Important Person You May Have Never Heard Of: Part I
Originally posted March 11, 2013. Can there be any subject more vital to your personal security, your family’s security, and the security of America itself than our country’s foreign policy? Of course not, so it makes sense that if there is a rational mind out there who can explain to you why, for over two […]
Cato’s Dan Mitchell wants the Federal Government Out of Income Redistribution
Dan explains below why he wants to junk the welfare state. Learning from the tremendous success of welfare reform during the Clinton Administration, the entire Washington-based welfare state should be junked. It’s a complicated and costly mess that traps poor people in dependency. It would be much simpler (and more effective) to simply take all […]
Cato Institute’s Chris Preble Will Blow Your Mind
My friend Chris Preble, vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the world-renowned Cato Institute think tank (read his book The Power Problem) , connects the dots between America’s foreign policy position and the sage advice provided by America’s father George Washington in our first president’s Farewell address. Writing at National Interest, Dr. […]
Would Cato’s Mitchell Shut Down Failed HUD and Ag. Dept. Immediately?
My friend Dan Mitchell of the libertarian Cato Institute would deliver the death sentence to both HUD and the Department of Agriculture. Sure couldn’t come soon enough for me. I’ve argued before that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) should be the top target of those seeking to shut down useless and counterproductive […]
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