Americans are paying a lot for our red-tape obstacle course.

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.
Socialism Is an Economic Cancer
Developing nations that adopt socialism give up serious growth.
Greece and the 20th Theorem of Government
Greece is now an example of fiscal rectitude?!
Trump Hasn’t Killed Globalisation. He’s Killing the US Economy
This article appeared in The Telegraph.
2025’s Counter-Tweet of the Year?
Shocking: a mostly free economy produces better results than a mostly unfree economy.
Improved Data on Ronald Reagan’s Fiscal Performance
Reagan did a remarkable job of restraining the size and growth of the federal government.
Don’t Make it Easier for the Fed to Have Bad Monetary Policy
It’s possible to make a bad situation even worse.
Is there a Silver Lining to Trump’s Protectionism?
Could Trump’s awful protectionism make people more favorable to trade?
Texas Expands the Feel-Good Map of 2025
Important education developments in the Lone Star State.
Fiscal Fights with Friends: We Don’t Need Two Class-Warfare Political Parties
Some supposed conservatives are urging Republicans to pursue class-warfare tax policy.










