Thanksgiving is a good time to remind people about America’s failed experiment with socialism.
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-Run Companies vs. Private-Run Companies
The economic consequences of state-owned enterprises.
Fight on the Right, Part II: Debating “Common-Good Capitalism”
We need more overall economic liberty if we want more prosperity.
Fight on the Right, Part I: Are Tax Cuts Still Economically Desirable and Politically Salient?
Should supporters of limited government embrace additional tax relief?
Elizabeth Warren’s Reprehensible Hypocrisy
She wants to deny poor families any escape from bad government schools.
The OECD’s Recipe for Continuing Poverty in Africa
The OECD is seeking to perpetuate poverty in the world’s poorest continent.
Education Week, Part V: The Home Schooling Phenomenon
Home schooling is not merely an option for white evangelicals.
Education Week, Part IV: The Real Story about Teacher Pay
Record levels of spending are enriching teacher compensation rather than boosting student outcomes.
Education Week, Part III: How Subsidies from Washington Are Making Colleges More Expensive and Bureaucratic
Colleges and universities need to have some skin in the game.
Education Week, Part II: The Case for School Choice
The current system is an inefficient monopoly