When I’ve written about Freedom in the 50 States (as I did in 2016, 2019, and 2022), it seems that Florida and New Hampshire routinely get the best scores. Well, the same is true for the latest edition. As you can see from this map, New…

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.
Lessons from Reaganomics for the 21st Century, Part V
What the reincarnated Rockefeller Republicans get wrong.
Lessons from Reaganomics for the 21st Century, Part IV
A look at Reagan’s approach to inflation.
Lessons from Reaganomics for the 21st Century, Part III
Reagan’s biggest achievement.
Lessons from Reaganomics for the 21st Century, Part II
Is Reagan’s supply-side tax policy still relevant today?
Lessons from Reaganomics for the 21st Century, Part I
Is it time for Reaganomics 2.0?
A Primer on Marginal Tax Rates, Part III: Hidden Taxes
Governments hide some taxes by ostensibly imposing them on employers.
Why Is There Divergence Between the United States and Europe?
The United States is both richer and growing faster.
Blue-to-Red Tax Migration, Part IV
People are escaping the fiscal hellholes
Colorado’s Great Election Result
Voters weren’t tricked.









