Small-government conservatives have always shared libertarian suspicions about the efficacy of foreign aid.
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.
Exceptions to Free Trade Orthodoxy?
Three potential reasons to restrict trade.
La Imprudente Trayectoria Fiscal de Brasil
Esto no es precisamente una receta para la prosperidad futura.
Brazil’s Reckless Fiscal Trajectory
Government spending is becoming a much bigger problem.
Six Visuals to Understand Trump’s Suicidal Tax Increase on Trade
Trump’s masochistic trade policy is overwhelming rejected by the American people.
Trade Deficit Illiteracy, Part II
They don’t explain why it is good to have government liberate more of our money.
Trade Deficit Illiteracy, Part I
It’s good that foreigners want to invest in the American economy.
Milei-Style Liberalization or Trump-Style Protectionism?
One of them wants to do the right thing.
The 2025 Version of America’s Dismal Fiscal Future
Three charts that should worry every America
Protectionism and the Great Depression
Protectionism wasn’t the only reason for the Great Depression, but it played a big role.