Washington now accounts for a much bigger share of government.

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.
Joe Biden: An Incrementalist Version of Bernie Sanders
A Biden presidency means bigger government and more statism.
Shut Down the International Monetary Fund
The IMF makes nations poorer.
Should Government Subsidize Unemployment?
Bribing people not to work?!
The Welfare State Penalizes the Poor with High Marginal Tax Rates
The poor get trapped in dependency.
In One Image, Everything You Need to Know about Blue State Fiscal Problems
Why some states are in trouble.
Riots, Government Failure, and Gun Control
It is vital for citizens to have the right to own firearms.
If We Want Better Policing, Eliminate Qualified Immunity
Courts manufactured a doctrine that protects cops from lawsuits for violating civil rights.
If We Want Better Policing, We Need to Curtail Police Unions
Overly powerful police unions enable bad behavior.
Economic Liberty and the Constitution
Two very tragic legal cases.










