Reagan did a remarkable job of restraining the size and growth of the federal government.

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.
Don’t Make it Easier for the Fed to Have Bad Monetary Policy
It’s possible to make a bad situation even worse.
Is there a Silver Lining to Trump’s Protectionism?
Could Trump’s awful protectionism make people more favorable to trade?
Texas Expands the Feel-Good Map of 2025
Important education developments in the Lone Star State.
Fiscal Fights with Friends: We Don’t Need Two Class-Warfare Political Parties
Some supposed conservatives are urging Republicans to pursue class-warfare tax policy.
Understanding the Limits of DOGE
The budgetary impact is not very encouraging.
Mississippi Repeals its State Income Tax
Is a new state about to join the no-income-tax club for the first time in decades?
Showerhead Liberation Day
American consumers will once again have the freedom to purchase working shower heads.
The 20th Theorem of Government and the Consequences of Fiscal Foolishness in the State of Washington
The geese who lay the golden eggs flee to Las Vegas.
Tax Loophole Madness
These are the breeding ground for corruption.










