Europe’s large welfare states are dragging the continent down.

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.
Two Very Depressing Charts for President Obama, Two Very Encouraging Charts for America’s Taxpayers
It’s not all doom and gloom. We’ve seen some modest successes for advocates of limited government.
A Feel-Good Story from Ferguson (Assuming You’re Not Michael Bloomberg)
What could be more touching than gun rights exercised to help protect private property across racial lines?
Great Moments in Taxing, Spending, and Regulating
If government is the answer, you’ve asked a very silly question.
IRS Scandals Update
Two recent stories update the IRS abuse saga.
Singapore: A Remarkable Free-Market Success Story
Singapore civil servants get monetary rewards that rise and fall with economic performance.
What Can Hong Kong and Cuba Teach Us about Economic Policy?
Hong Kong and Cuba were once economically very similar; now they are world’s apart. The explanation why is simple.
State and Local Governments Have No Fiscal Excuse for Rapacious Revenue-Raising Tactics
Are state and local government feeling a financial pinch, or is this just another statist myth?
Why Do some Advocates of Small Government Want to Keep a Democrat Appointee at CBO?
CBO uses shoddy analysis to prop up big government. Why are some conservatives arguing for the status quo?
The Odious Corruption Enabled by Big Government
Two cases demonstrate the bipartisan dangers of cronyism.



