by Dan Mitchell | Mar 11, 2026 | Blogs, Europe, Welfare and Entitlements
Since I’m currently in Europe as part of the Free Market Road Show, I’m going to share some more data (for other examples, see here, here, here, and here) on why the United States should not become more like Europe. As I noted a few years...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 10, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
March 9 was the 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations. I wanted to celebrate that occasion yesterday, but decided acknowledging Argentina’s rapid improvement in the Index of Economic Freedom was more timely. So...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 9, 2026 | Blogs, Economics
As explained in this clip from an interview last fall, Javier Milei implemented great reforms in his first year using presidential authoriy, had slower progress in his second year because of a hostile legislature, and looks like he will have a strong third year thanks...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 8, 2026 | Blogs, States
My First Theorem of Government is the simple observation that insiders are the biggest beneficiaries of government. I was motivated to release that theorem because bad news for taxpayers is good news for bureaucrats, consultants, contractors, lobbyists, and...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 7, 2026 | Blogs, States, Taxation
In 2015, in a column about the potential enactment of an income tax in the state of Washington, I explained that legislators should learn from Connecticut. The Nutmeg State enacted an income tax in 1991 and the net result has been higher...
