Does bad economic news lead to pro-market reforms.

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.
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall, What Nations Protect Property Rights Best of All?
The right to own, utilize, and trade property is essential to a free society.
What Will Cause the Next Recession?
Where are we in the so-called business cycle?
Denmark’s Successful Transition from Tax-Financed Old-Age Payments to Private Retirement Accounts
Another country creates a retirement system based on private savings.
Trump Slams the Brakes on Obama’s CAFE Mandate
Environmentalists are predictably upset
Virtue Signaling, Plastic Straws, and Political Humor
A classic case of virtue signaling.
The Non-Relationship Between Welfare Spending and Poverty Reduction in the Western World
Poverty in rich nations declined before modern welfare states.
Using the Tax Code to Increase Rents and Enrich Landlords
Why is Harris proposing such a destructive policy?
Trump and Trade: Protectionist Buffoon…or Master Negotiator Using 3-Dimensional Chess to Lower Tariffs?
Trump repeatedly has demonstrated that he has no idea how trade works.
Pro-Growth Tax Reform: Evidence from Canadian Provinces
Here’s what happened when British Columbia adopted supply-side tax reforms.








