Civil asset forfeiture is morally wrong.
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.
Can Milei-ism Save the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom needs a dramatic change.
Red Tape and Unintended Consequences
How government regulations distort behavior.
A Grim Final Assessment of Bidenomics
It was not impressive.
The United States vs. Europe, Part IV
We can learn very important lessons about economic policy from divergence.
Depressing Political Results from Argentina
Local libertarians were hoping for more.
Whitewashing Zohran Mamdani’s Socialism at the New York Times
When someone says they’re socialist, believe them.
Measuring the Economic Cost of Government Clutter
The problem is getting worse not better.
The 2025 Version of a “Sniveling and Despicable French Thief”
French politicians are complaining again about tax refugees.
America’s Increasingly Horrible Tax Code
Complexity imposes real economic costs.