Articles / June 16,2025

Taxes Have Consequences has won the 2025 Leonard Read Book Award at FreedomFest, earning top honors for its bold contribution to the national conversation on tax policy and economic freedom. The book’s clear, compelling message continues to resonate with readers and policymakers alike. Watch the moment it took the stage in this clip from the…

Articles, Study / January 15,2022

“Superman, Wyatt Earp, and Dorothy: The Story of Kansas" is Arthur Laffer’s assessment of the Kansas economy during and the governorship of Sam Brownback. “The Economic Burden of Tax Code Complexity” is a 2010 study by Arthur Laffer, Wayne Winegarten, and businessman John Childs about the full costs of filing tax returns.

Articles / December 12,2021

In this lesson, Dr. Laffer details the origins, practical uses, and theory behind the Laffer Curve. The Laffer Curve looks at the relationship between tax rates and tax revenues. The basic theory behind this relationship is that changes in tax rates have two effects on revenues: the arithmetic effect and the economic effect. The arithmetic…

Articles / November 12,2021

Markets certainly aren’t immune to failure–however, many economic models exploring “market failure” and classic textbook examples criticizing free-markets utilize unrealistic models that underrate the innovations of real-world capitalism, and which simultaneously overrate the ability of political saviors. In this lesson, Dr. Laffer dissects the flaws of popular criticisms of laissez-faire capitalism. Link to article: Perfect…