Day: November 21, 2024

The proposition that big government gets things done — and the corollary that the bigger the government the better it gets — is one of those propositions that sound better the less one thinks about it. But it falls apart under even the slightest load of analytical and empirical examination. Best not to think too deeply about it if one wants to maintain that misconception.

In a recent post (Javier Milei at the UN) I had heaped praise on Argentina’s Javier Milei for cutting his government. Argentina’s economy was in shambles because of insane socialist (but I repeat myself) policies. I won’t go into the details of the absolute disastrous path that Argentina was accelerating on; you can look it up at your leisure. Milei upon assuming office began to put on the brakes and with some luck, will put his nation on the road to recovery. Continue reading “Big Government Rocks – Part 1”

Things have been moving fast since Trump won the Nov 5th US Presidential election. Trump has announced a few of his nominations for top executive position. I am most excited about Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination as the director of national intelligence — a position that oversees intelligence agencies like the CIA, FBI and the National Security Agency (NSA).

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have been made jointly in charge of a “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE). That department is not part of the federal government, and the two will work pro bono. DOGE will only provide advice; various agencies of the federal government may choose to follow the advice or not, as directed by the head of the executive branch, the president of the US. Continue reading “Dept of Government Efficiency”