by Andrew F. Quinlan | Dec 12, 2014 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared in The Daily Caller on December 12, 2014. Led by the United Nations, a growing international chorus is calling for sweeping investigations of Sri Lanka over its conduct at the tail end of its brutal civil war that lasted more than a quarter...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 6, 2014 | Blogs, Free Market, Tax Competition, Taxation
I’m not a big fan of international bureaucracies. Regular readers know that the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is the worst institution from my perspective, followed by the International Monetary Fund. Some folks ask why the United Nations isn’t...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 15, 2013 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation, VAT
I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for Bill Clinton. In part, that’s because economic freedom increased and the burden of government spending was reduced during his time in office. Partisans can argue whether Clinton actually deserves the credit for these good...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 5, 2013 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
I’m very worried about America’s fiscal future. Simply stated, data from several sources (BIS, OECD, and IMF) indicates that we face a future Greek-style fiscal crisis unless policy makers implement genuine entitlement reform. Unfortunately, politicians have little...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 23, 2013 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
What’s the biggest fiscal problem facing the developed world? To an objective observer, the answer is a rising burden of government spending, caused by poorly designed entitlement programs, growing levels of dependency, and unfavorable demographics. The combination of...
