Why laws against price gouging inevitably backfire.
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 Case Against Price Controls
What happens when politicians interfere?
Coronavirus, Economics, and Saving Lives
We’re in uncharted territory.
Coronavirus Thuggery
Taking aim at control-freak politicians.
Coronavirus and the Fiscal Future of the European Union
Have we seen the final straw on the camel’s back?
Coronavirus and the Tradeoff Between Big Government and Competent Government
Health agencies haven’t been starved of resources.
Coronavirus and the Failure of Big Government, Part IV
Time to beat that dead horse one more time.
The World Health Organization’s Predictable Coronavirus Failure
Even some WHO bureaucrats admit their employer should be shut down.
Learning from Colorado’s Success, Alaska (and Every Other State) Should Adopt a TABOR-Style Spending Cap
Alaskans may decide they want more government.
Coronavirus and the Threat of (More) Central Planning
The current crisis teaches us that excessive regulation and bureaucratic sloth can have deadly consequences. Here’s John Stossel’s video with another lesson, explaining that we need more capitalism rather than more government. This seems like a no-brainer, especially…