Lesson regardless of how you define 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.
Socialism in the Modern World, Part I: The Collapse of Venezuela
Will advocates of democratic socialism in America learn anything from Venezuela’s miserable performance?
The Unworkable Paradox of Voluntary Socialism
Immoral coercion isn’t the only problem with socialism.
Hong Kong, Singapore, and Using Good Policy to Bust the Middle-Income Trap
There’s a proven path to the top, but also a way down.
New Jersey’s Message to Taxpayers: Move or We Will Tax You to Death
It’s not going to work out well for them.
The War on Wealth
The left’s crazy ideas are a real threat.
Separate the Baby from the Bathwater to Defend the Rules-Based Postwar Order
Which post-war treaties and organizations are making the world a better place?
America’s Most Libertarian State Is…?
Where should you live if you want the maximum amount of overall freedom?
The Rich Pay More with Lower Tax Rates
Rich people are different.
The Best and Worst Cities in the United States
Comparing quality of government policy.