And why its future looks less promising.

Dan Mitchell
Daniel J. Mitchell is the President of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity and the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation. Dr. Mitchell advocates limited government and fundamental tax reform, and is the nation’s leading opponent of tax harmonization schemes developed by the Brussels-based European Union, the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the United Nations.
In addition to fiscal policy, Dr. Mitchell is a trenchant observer of economic developments and an expert on Social Security reform – particularly the fiscal policy impact of reform and what the US can learn from other nations that have created personal retirement accounts.
The Laffer Curve and Limits to Class Warfare Tax Policy, Part II
New research looks at revenue-maximizing top tax rates.
The One-Year Anniversary of Protectionist Failure
Why did Trump subject the economy to all this damage and uncertainty?
Milei Is Winning the War Against Poverty
His libertarian agenda has been great news for poor people
Pope Leo Needs to Read Robert Lucas
Free enterprise is the best approach for poverty reduction.
Tax-Motivated Domestic Migration, Part III
High-tax states pillage their residents and still don’t do a good job of delivering basic services.
Rich Leftists in New York City Should Put Up or Shut Up
Rich leftists can ease their feelings of guilt without burdening everyone else.
Red Tape, Part II: The Economic Burden of Regulation
The impact of deregulation is unambiguously good news.
Wealth Is Not a Fixed Pie
The zero-sum notion is laughably wrong.
Defining Socialism
There are very few examples of real socialism in the world today.










