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A good way to emulate the Scandinavians
“Why can’t we be more like Europe?” One typically hears that question from a speaker who stands to the left of the political center. But as Oklahoma State professor (and…
Economic Freedom of the World
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We’re number 16! We’re number 16!
That’s the title of a recent post by David Henderson at Econlog, in which he discusses America’s continuing fall in the economic freedom standings: Four years ago, when the then latest issue…
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Coming Out of North Korea
It’s a pretty well-known photograph, a satellite image of the Korean peninsula. The bottom right corner is South Korea, the upper left is China, and the dark expanse in between…
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One instance in which the U.S. should emulate other countries
Dotty Young reports for Human Events one instance in which America should not seek to be exceptional. An annual study conducted by an international group of non-partisan think-tanks found, shockingly,…
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Walter Williams takes issue with the president’s understanding of markets
When President Obama discusses market forces, he knows not of what he speaks. That’s the impression Walter Williams gets of the president’s economic knowledge, as discussed in a column posted…
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Why has America’s economy stagnated?
The biggest part of the explanation for our economic stagnation is the decline in economic freedom. The US has fallen steadily in Fraser Institute’s index and we now rank 17th.…
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Another paean to economic freedom
Gene Epstein‘s latest “Economic Beat” column for Barron’s analyzes various explanations for the nation’s sluggish economic growth since mid-2009. Epstein finds most of the explanations fall short of the mark.…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The connection between economic freedom and a nation’s wealth and health
In little more than a decade, the United States has dropped from No. 3 to No. 10 in rankings of economic freedom. That decline is likely to impact the nation’s…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Oh the shame: Even Britain rated freer than the land of the free
Yesterday’s appalling “Economic Freedom of the World” outcome ought to be painful for Americans with any pride in the tradition of liberty in this country. The Fraser Institute, a free…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Economic Freedom of the World
The Economic Freedom of the World report was born from a series of international conferences held by Milton Friedman and Michael Walker to clearly define the measure of economic freedom…
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Economic Freedom, Take Two
George Leef’s November review of two publications that focus on economic freedom and prosperity has been picked up from The Freeman and published in The Public Interest Institute’s Facts and…