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How Elected Officials Screw Taxpayers, the Italian Porn-Star Version
Since this story is about an Italian porn star who because a politician, the title of this post could have more than one meaning, but we’re going to limit our conversation to whether it’s appropriate...
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The No-Tax-Hike Pledge Is a Necessary (but not Sufficient) Condition to...
I’m not sure why it has become my job to defend Grover Norquist from attacks, but I’ve done it before and now it’s time to do it again. But I’m not really defending Grover. Instead, I’m defending the...
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According to Reason’s Political Quiz, Ron Paul’s My Candidate
The good people at Reason have a very interesting quiz, featuring anonymous quotes from the various candidates on nine different issues. I picked the quotes I liked best and the computer says Ron Paul...
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What’s the Difference Between an American Politician, a Greek Politician, and...
Sounds like the beginning of a joke, sort of like, “A priest, a rabbi, and a minister walk into a bar…” Setting for my weekend research But I have a serious point to make. I’m currently in Anguilla...
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Tim “Turbotax” Geithner Has a British Soulmate
The Secretary of the Treasury, Tim Geithner, is infamous for conveniently forgetting to pay tax on $80,000 of income and then getting kid-glove treatment from the IRS when his crime was uncovered. Not...
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The Political Mentality, Perfectly Captured by Cartoons
As you can see here, here, and here, I enjoy mocking politicians with humor. But this may be the joke that best captures the political mindset. The serious point to be made is that politicians...
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A Cartoon about Congress and Thanksgiving
In past years, I’ve shared posts about taxes and Thanksgiving, political correctness and Thanksgiving, a serious look at how shifting from communism to private property led to Thanksgiving for the...
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Know Your Surroundings Before Mocking Obama
The joke reprinted below deserves a chuckle. And if you like the theme of Washington vs. the rugged individualists of rural America, you’ll probably also like this joke....
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Getting Rich While Serving in Congress Isn’t Proof of Corruption, but It...
Mark Twain famously observed that, “It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.” That’s a generalization, of course, but...
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Government Insiders Rip Off Taxpayers…Again
I’ve written many times about politicians and bureaucrats screwing taxpayers with lavish compensation packages, but this story from Philadelphia is jaw dropping. Councilwoman Marian B. Tasco is...
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Illinois Politicians Meet the Challenge in the U.S. vs. U.K. Government...
When I read the story from England about needing photo ID to buy teaspoons, I thought British bureaucrats built an insurmountable lead in the U.S. vs. U.K. contest for stupidest government action. But...
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Based on Where the Top 1 Percent Lives, the Occupy Crowd Should Be Protesting...
I’ve written before about how big government is enriching people in the Washington metropolitan area. This is for two reasons. First, bureaucrats are paid too much, getting twice as much compensation,...
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Should Politicians Go on Trial for Economic Negligence?
I like to think I despise politicians more than 99.9 percent of the population. Even in my kindest moments, I see them as occasionally well-intentioned souls who are easily corrupted. Most of the time,...
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New Research Shows Obamacare Resulted in 25 Additional Democratic Losses in...
I like to think people in the United States still believe in liberty, and I’ve cited some polling data in support of American Exceptionalism. And it seems like that philosophical belief in...
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American Presidents Should Learn an Important Lesson in Frugality from...
I endorsed Francois Hollande, the Socialist, in his race to become President of France. I wasn’t under any illusion that he would do the right thing, but I figured anything was better than another term...
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Correcting a Massive Typo by USA Today
Although this line is attributed to many people, Wikiquote says that Gideon Tucker was the first to warn us that “No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.” This...
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Based on What’s Happening in the Czech Republic, Perhaps the Lesson to Learn...
I periodically mock Republicans for being the stupid party. Yes, some of them probably mean well, but they have this lemming-like instinct to throw themselves on hand grenades. But I noted back in...
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A Dan Mitchell Debate Fantasy
In this modern era where we’re all supposed to share our innermost thoughts, I’ve openly discussed my fantasies. I confessed to the world, for instance, that I have a fantasy that involves about...
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Question of the Week: “Dan, Why Do You Hate Republicans?”
I get several emails per week asking my view on various topics and many of the questions raise very interesting issues. So I’ve decided to start a new feature. Every weekend, I will endeavor to answer...
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A Day in the Life of Chuck and Harry
This Craig Ferguson one-liner may be my favorite political joke, but I also enjoy a short story with a good punch line. Especially when politicians are on the receiving end. After all, they spending...
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