Daniel M. Rothschild

- Executive Director
Daniel M. Rothschild is the Executive Director of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He leads strategy and oversees all programs and operations for the organization.
Prior to serving in this role at Mercatus, Mr. Rothschild was director of state projects and a senior fellow with the R Street Institute. He joined R Street in October 2013 after two years as the first-ever director of external affairs and coalitions at the American Enterprise Institute. Previously, he spent six years in a variety of policy, communications, and project management positions at the Mercatus Center. He has worked extensively with think tanks throughout the country.
His popular writing and articles and reviews have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Reason, Weekly Standard, Roll Call, The Hill, Chicago Policy Review, Economic Affairs, and many other popular and policy publications. He was a 2012-13 National Review Institute Washington fellow. Dan has testified before the U.S. Congress and several state legislatures on tax and fiscal policy, government reform, and disaster recovery policy.
Rothschild has a bachelor’s degree from Grinnell College, a master’s degree from the University of Manchester, and a master’s degree in public policy from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan.
Latest Work
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The Long Sweep of History | Discourse
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The American Right’s New Authoritarian Squeeze | The UnPopulist
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Daniel Rothschild on Liberalism and Think Tanks | The Great Antidote
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Elizabeth Knew Her Job and Did It Well | Discourse
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Skewering the Anti-Fun League | Discourse
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The YIMBYest City in America | Discourse
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Inter-Elite Competition and Institutional Destruction | Discourse
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How the NRA Forgot Its Roots and Joined the Culture War | Discourse
Latest Work
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Long Sweep of History | Discourse
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The American Right’s New Authoritarian Squeeze | The UnPopulist
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Daniel Rothschild on Liberalism and Think Tanks | The Great Antidote
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Elizabeth Knew Her Job and Did It Well | Discourse
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Skewering the Anti-Fun League | Discourse
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The YIMBYest City in America | Discourse
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Inter-Elite Competition and Institutional Destruction | Discourse
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How the NRA Forgot Its Roots and Joined the Culture War | Discourse
Latest Work
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
The Crisis of Liberalism and the Future of Think Tanks
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
The Limits of Infrastructure Stimulus
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
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State Government Streamlining Commissions: Ten Factors for Success
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Working Papers Working Papers
No Such Thing as Shovel Ready
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Did Stimulus Dollars Hire the Unemployed?
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
The Case Against Taxing Cell Phone Subscribers
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Learning From the States
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Eleven Ideas for State Legislatures in 2011
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Seven Key Aspects of Governing During Crisis

- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Perverse Incentives of Economic "Stimulus"

Latest Work
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Daniel Rothschild on Liberalism and Think Tanks | The Great Antidote
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Mercatus Policy Download Mercatus Policy Download
Inflation and What to Expect from the Fed
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Mercatus Policy Download Mercatus Policy Download
India's COVID-19 Crisis
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"The Struggle for a Better World" with Peter Boettke and Dan Rothschild
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
Living in a Post-Truth Age

- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Discourse Magazine Podcast Discourse Magazine Podcast
Living in a Post-Truth Age
Latest Work
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Written Testimony on Rebuilding New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina

Latest Work
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Long Sweep of History | Discourse
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The American Right’s New Authoritarian Squeeze | The UnPopulist
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Elizabeth Knew Her Job and Did It Well | Discourse
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Skewering the Anti-Fun League | Discourse
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The YIMBYest City in America | Discourse
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Inter-Elite Competition and Institutional Destruction | Discourse
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How the NRA Forgot Its Roots and Joined the Culture War | Discourse
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary