Is one of the Conservative hopefuls a new Thatcher?
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.
Summarizing the Mentality of Government in One Sentence
What people in government value more than anything.
Defending International Trade
This process has made all of us so much richer than our ancestors.
The United Kingdom Needs Another Margaret Thatcher
Supporters of economic liberalization are not very happy.
The Scottish Version of Great Moments in Human Rights
A right to tampons??
Economics Humor
Let’s offset recent bad news.
In the Case of the IRS, Bigger is Not Better
Envy and spite should not be guiding principles for taxation.
Mitchell’s Law and Insulin Prices
The answer, as usual, is less government.
International Bureaucracies Push for More Poverty in Latin America
There’s never been a nation that became rich by adopting big government.
Small Government Is Good Policy…and Good Politics
Do voters really prefer big government?