Government Accountability

Conservative Intellectualism vs. Populism

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 21, 2009

The discussion between Jerry Taylor, Dan Mitchell, and Brink Lindsey on the Cato Institute blog (and NRO’s Corner) on Rush Limbaugh, tea parties, and conservative thought have been…

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Health Care

Stimulating Government

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 30, 2009

The Galen Institute has a new analysis of health care proposal in the propose “economic stimulus”, specifically proposals moving toward greater federalization of health care, which has indeed been…

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Taxes & Economy

When has an “economic stimulus” ever worked?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 23, 2008

The Club for Growth recently put out a statement opposing a federal “economic stimulus” plan, like that currently being pushed by the incoming administration (and lobbied for by…

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Taxes & Economy

Bigger Government is no Stimulus

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 15, 2008

Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute has a great video on why government spending has, and will, fail to “stimulate” the economy. The evidence detailed by Mitchell…

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Taxes & Economy

The Fallacy That Government Creates Jobs

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 9, 2008

Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute has an excellent piece on the economic benefit of so-called fiscal “stimulus” In part, this is a debate about Keynesian economics, which is…

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