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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.
Does Donald Trump Believe in Smaller Government and More Freedom?
All signs point toward Trump being a statist.
A Horrifying Socialist Future for America?
History repeats itself.
A Learning Moment about Government Greed for Yale’s Cloistered Academics
Academia could get a taste of its own medicine.
Tax-the-Rich Delusions from Hillary and Bernie
There’s a limit on how much government can tax.
Pfizer’s Inversion Is Good News for American Workers, American Consumers, and American Shareholders
Upside-down thinking on inversions.
Statist Arguments Are Especially Weak When Using Apples-to-Apples Comparisons
Not all comparisons are created equal.
Mr. President, the Only Thing We Can Learn from Communism Is That It Doesn’t Work
The President’s morally offensive equivalence.
Japan’s Descent into Keynesian Parody
Japanese politicians are doubling down on the wrong approach.
When Local Governments Are Greedy and Corrupt, Don’t Expect Honest and Efficient Law Enforcement
Police protection is a legitimate function of government, but skepticism of their behavior is warranted.