Venezuela did not become a basket case overnight.

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.
From Bad to Worse: The Ongoing Implosion of Venezuelan Statism
Do leftist apologists feel any shame when they see grim news from Venezuela?
The Bill of Rights, Gun Ownership, and the Constitution
Folks are coming out of the pro-confiscation closet.
Economic Policy Matters: The Example of Botswana vs. South Africa vs. Zimbabwe
Good policy is producing vastly superior results in Botswana.
Reforms to Sweden’s Retirement System and Lessons for the United States
Any journey begins with a first step.
Three Great Moments in Regulation
There’s an ever-growing burden of red tape.
Sending Drug Questions Back to the States
This article appeared in The Washington Times.
Administrative Law Is the Real “Deep State”
The structure of the Washington bureaucracy that gives it dangerous powers.
IMF’s High-Tax Agenda Will Undermine Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
The IMF always has the same fiscal recommendation.
Everything You Need to Know about the Budget Deal in One Image
Trump and Congressional Republicans are all to blame.









