Trump Pulls Out of 66 International Bureaucracies, Which is a Positive Development, but Why Remain in the Worst Ones?

by Dan Mitchell | Jan 8, 2026 | Blogs

I’ve been very critical of the world’s three biggest international bureaucracies. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development The International Monetary Fund The United Nations I’m not against international cooperation, per se. It’s simply a...

The United States Has the Developed World’s Most “Progressive” Tax System

by Dan Mitchell | Jan 7, 2026 | Blogs, Taxation

I pointed out in both 2016 and 2022 that the United States has the most “progressive” tax system among rich nations. In other words, compared to other developed nations, the rich in America pay the largest share of the fiscal burden. Today, let’s...

Tax-Motivated Domestic Migration, Part II

by Dan Mitchell | Jan 6, 2026 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation

I previously wrote about people moving from high-tax states to low-tax states. Here’s a new table showing how people are voting with their feet. The above table is my adaption from a report by U-Haul. The truck rental company analyzes the flow of...

Libertarian Tourism in Argentina…and Latin American Liberty

by Dan Mitchell | Jan 5, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market

Thanks to President Javier Milei, Argentina is the world’s most exciting and encouraging nation for public policy. In just two short years, Milei’s libertarian reforms have pulled the country out of an economic...

The Tradeoff Between Tax Progressivity and Economic Output, Part II

by Dan Mitchell | Jan 4, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Flat Tax, Taxation

CF&P released this video back in 2010, but I don’t think I’ve re-shared it since 2016, so let’s begin today’s column with a reminder that it is possible to have a simple and fair tax system. But since I’m an economist, I couldn’t resist pointing out in the video...