Overgovernment: Weed Wackos Edition
Chicago is hung up on weeds. First, there’s this story of a man fined for picking dandelions to eat: Most agree, dandelions are a notorious weed. But some recognize that dandelion greens can contribute...
View ArticleEnd Times for the Welfare State
A recent letter to the The New York Times: To the Editor: Stephen D. King correctly observes that the United States and many other so-called advanced economies are looking forward to a dismal future...
View ArticleOvergovernment: When Nannies Collide
This episode of Overgovernment brings us Nanny on Nanny action. When anti-Obesity nannies meet “for the children!” nannies in a fight to the death, who shall leave their field of battle victorious?...
View ArticleOvergovernment: Total Recall Edition
General Government Motors is recalling 18,941 Chevy Camaros for violating Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, reports Heritage’s The Foundry. Surely the issue with the cars must be one of...
View ArticleOvergovernment: Foreign Follies Edition
Federal, state and local governments within the United States are all prone to overgovernment, and the problem has certainly gotten worse as government has grown in recent years. But they still lack in...
View ArticleNotable Quotations
Simon Lester, “The Good Old Days of Global Poverty:” Protectionism takes a lot of money from everyone, in order to give concentrated benefits to a small group of politically connected interest groups....
View ArticleWeiner Reveals Progressivism’s Anti-Progress Economic Agenda
I promised myself I wouldn’t give any attention to Anthony Weiner in his new capacity as Business Insider columnist after the increasingly awful outlet’s decision to give the indelibly awful Weiner yet...
View ArticleRisks Come in Many Forms
The New York Times editorial board has some sound advice for Great Britain as it worries about the threat of home grown terrorists. It’s a serious problem, and one which the UK has largely invited on...
View ArticleSafety is Overrated
Modern obsession with risk avoidance is threatening our liberty and harming the development of future generations. I explain in my most recent column at EveryJoe: Society overrates the prevalence of...
View ArticleThree Cheers for Process Reform
Outside of election season, few people really pay attention to what happens in Washington DC. Start talking about “process reform” and the average citizen completely tunes out. That’s unfortunate...
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