It wasn’t a TARP-or-nothing choice.

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.
Government, Coronavirus, and Libertarianism
There are bad takes and then there are bad takes.
Singapore Is a Role Model for Prosperity
How Singapore broke through the middle-income trap.
Paternalism in the European Union
Which nations have the most onerous rules governing private behavior?
Capitalism and Morality
Markets generate higher income, better lives, and upward mobility.
A Lesson from Illinois: Higher Taxes Perpetuate Bad Policy and Exacerbate Fiscal Decline
But one simple change would save billions.
Is Panama a Good Option for People Seeking a Better Future?
You don’t need to be rich to live a nice life here.
Bernie Has Faded, but Socialism Is Still a Threat
Even older Democrats have shifted toward socialism.
Coronavirus, Easy Money, and the “Bad Penny” of Keynesian Economics
Don’t expect positive results.
Trump and the Politics of Coronavirus
Why narratives are so important in public policy.









