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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.
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.
In One Phrase, Everything That You Need to Know about the Failure of Big Government
Belgium shows once again the incompetence of big government.
Dissecting Trumponomics
He’s the most statist among GOP candidates.
Obama’s Scheme to Cede Internet Governance to the Keystone Cops at the United Nations
Governments want more control over the internet.
A Laffer-Curve Relationship between Welfare Spending and Poverty
Evidence for the negative human impact of excessive redistribution spending.
Trump, Sanders, and the Snake-Oil Economics of Protectionism
There’s no case for protectionism.
When Picking the Correct Size of Government, the Choice Isn’t Anarchy or Greece
Statists propose a false dilemma.