Daniel J. Mitchell is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, the free-market, Washington D.C. think tank. His articles are cross-posted on his blog, by agreement.
Regulation is the problem not the solution. Anyone for a free market economy?
More and more people are waking up to the idea that regulation is the problem rather than the solution. Perhaps most important, some of these people are in positions of power
- 16 September 2012
Does the $16 trillion debt matter? A lesson in public finance economics for the GOP
Government spending is the disease. The various ways of financing that spending – taxes, borrowing, and printing money – are symptoms of the underlying disease
- 7 September 2012
Germany’s Dark Vision for Europe
It’s difficult to have much optimism for Europe’s future when the entire German political establishment blindly thinks there should be more centralization, bureaucratization, and harmonization in the EU
- 27 August 2012
Is America in worse fiscal shape than Greece, France, and Italy?
If OECD data is to be believed, the US isn't just in danger of becoming Greece. It's actually in worse shape
- 20 August 2012
The deadly impact of President Obama’s economic policies: 59,757 needless deaths…and counting
Using the same crazy logic as a pro-Obama super PAC, Obama is responsible for some 59,757 deaths
- 8 August 2012
Assault Weapons: Facts vs. Fiction
Much has been made of US 'assault weapons' since the Aurora shootings. But here's the truth...
- 29 July 2012
Free market Chile contrasts with disastrous Venezuela
Chile was once a basket case having been crippled by socialism. Now it's a shining example of free market success
- 21 July 2012
Barroso and Van Rompuy compete for Clown of Europe title
It's a race to the bottom for the two biggest buffoons in Europe. Whoever wins, the people still lose
- 9 July 2012
Why is the US helping “Occupy” nutjobs to push for higher taxes via the OECD?
Funding the OECD is the international version of subsidizing ACORN. A way for the left to use our money to push their agenda
- 25 June 2012
Time to fight statism by shutting down the G20
The G20 is a great idea...but only if you think the entire world should become more like France, Italy, Spain and Greece
- 21 June 2012
Mass murderer Breivik to get taxpayer funded "friends" in Norwegian prison
Now there's waste of taxpayers' money and the there's waste of taxpayers' money...
- 9 June 2012
This takes "sucking on the public teat" to a disturbing new level
Will Hollywood ever wake up and realise that they'll be victimised by class-warfare tax rates?
- 16 May 2012
The Selfishness Debate: Ayn Rand vs the Dalai Lama
Can you be a big fan of Ayn Rand while also feeling good about holding doors open for little old ladies?
- 27 April 2012
The European evidence shows why the Left’s real goal is higher taxes on the middle class
It's quite likely that European nations maxed out on the amount of revenue they can collect from the rich, which is why they started going after the middle class
- 16 April 2012
Hundreds of thousands dead: A grim reminder of the pervasive evil of Communism
Like its evil twin of Nazism, communism is an utterly despicable ideology that explicitly elevates the state over the individual, says Dan Mitchell at Cato
- 5 April 2012
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