The Pope gives erroneous clichés rather than helpful analysis.
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.
Milton Friedman on Taxation
The master was right.
Milton Friedman on Spending
How we counteract a disturbing trend.
Do Small Countries and Small States Have Lower Levels of Red Tape?
An interesting relationship between red tape and population.
The Indonesian Version of Everything You Need to Know about Bureaucracy and Government
Indonesia actually set up a bureaucracy that’s in charge or reforming bureaucracy.
The “Public Option” and the Future of Employer-Provided Health Insurance
The current employer-based system has many problems, but politicians could always make it worse.
Government Failure in Minneapolis
Businesses can’t rely on government to protect property.
Kudos to Trump and Biden for Aggressive Tax Avoidance
Both have been very aggressive in limiting their tax liabilities.
Keynesian Economics Is Wrong…Again
If there was a contest for the world’s most inaccurate economist, Zandi almost surely would win a gold medal.
The Constitution, the Supreme Court, and Judicial Activism
Constitutionalism should be the right goal.