by Dan Mitchell | Feb 27, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
As part of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity’s Latin American Liberty project. I’m spending most of the winter south of the border. I’ve been teaching economics at Universidad de la Libertad in Mexico City (one more week of classes remaining for my lucky – or...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 26, 2026 | Blogs, Regulations, States
I’ve written nearly 8,000 columns over the past 16 years and one of the most popular (6th-highest number of views) was a 2011 satirical piece about how California and Texas politicians would deal with a vicious coyote. If you don’t want to bother reading that column,...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 24, 2026 | Blogs, Bureaucracy
Since I have to travel a lot, I have a personal interest in wanting air travel to be affordable, safe, and free of hassle. The good news is that Jimmy Carter’s transportation deregulation has made travel significantly more affordable. It’s also good news...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 22, 2026 | Blogs, Taxation
I’m a big fan of tax migration. I cheer when productive people escape high-tax states or high-tax nations. And when the geese with the golden eggs fly away, it thwarts the plans of greedy politicians. The latest example of...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 21, 2026 | Blogs, Trade
I’m not disappointed in the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Trump’s preposterous and destructive trade taxes. That was the right decision and I want to call it a libertarian legal victory. But I’m not as happy as I would like to be...
