Great Moments in European Political Correctness

Europe is in shambles. Nations are going bankrupt. There are riots in the streets. So you would guess that the folks at the European Commission are focused on some big issues. But you would be wrong. The eurocrats in Brussels have much bigger fish to fry. They’re addressing the unmitigated horror of inadequate female representation [...]

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Blank-Check Bailout for Fannie and Freddie Means Taxpayers Get a Lump of Coal from Obama

Even though politicians already have flushed $400 billion down the rathole, the Obama Administration has announced that it will now give unlimited amounts of our money to prop up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government-created mortgage companies. While President Obama should be castigated for this decision, let’s not forget that this latest boondoggle [...]

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Talking about Executive Pay on ABC’s Good Morning America and the CBS Early Show

Not many people are willing to defend generous pay packages for CEOs, so I got tapped to appear on both the ABC and CBS morning shows. I prefer the CBS clip, in part because they had a nice set, but it is always frustrating to do interviews for the network shows because you talk for 10 [...]

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A Wishy-Washy Dan Mitchell?

I rarely feel conflicted on issues, but I’m not sure what to think about compensation limits for executives at banks that have received bailouts. On one hand, it is incredibly destructive for the incompetent and venal politicians and bureaucrats in Washington to interfere with private compensation decisions. On the other hand, companies that are sticking [...]

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Defending Free Markets on CNBC

I had to miss part of Cato University for this, so I hope it was worthwhile.

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