Why some jurisdictions enjoy much stronger growth than others.

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.
Happy Libertarian Thanksgiving
A closer look at what happened in the 1600s.
Free Markets and the Chilean Miracle
Evaluating an alternative explanation for Chile’s economic renaissance.
Spending Restraint Is a Necessary Ingredient for Good Tax Policy
These politicians embraced the Golden Rule of spending restraint.
Ranking State Income Taxes
An updated ranking of state systems.
First-Hand Exposure to TSA Inefficiency and Incompetence
The long lines don’t bring better security.
Biden’s Boondoggle(s) and the Burden of Government Spending
A much-larger burden of government spending is on the way.
Another Good Election Result for Taxpayers
Great news from Louisiana.
Will Excessive Government Spending Cause Another European Debt Crisis?
Things are getting worse in Europe.
What Lessons Can Be Learned by Comparing European Countries and American States?
All be the very-richest European nations would be considered poor if they were part of the United States.










