James M. Roberts is the research fellow in freedom and growth at The Heritage Foundation's Center for International Trade and Economics. Roberts' primary responsibility is to produce the Index of Economic Freedom, an influential annual analysis of the economic climate of countries throughout the world.
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The Heritage Foundation has been on the road in Spain’s southern region of Andalucía promoting economic freedom. One stop was Seville, a city that is… Read More
InternationalCommentary
This month, The Heritage Foundation took its message of economic freedom on the road to Spain. The first stop was the ancient city of Córdoba,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
There is not much good news coming out of Brazil these days. Political corruption scandals continue to rock the country, and the political instability has… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Earlier this week, Foreign Policy published a leaked 15-page State Department internal document detailing the fiscal year 2018 budget numbers for five categories of foreign… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Last Sunday, economic freedom and sound governance took a hit in Ecuador. Lenín Moreno, the nation’s former vice president and socialist candidate, won by a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
For the past three years, a massive (and still unfolding) public corruption scandal known as “Operation “Car Wash” has rocked Brazil. The scandal includes allegations of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Donald Trump has made some promising proposals to trim government spending in his recently released budget blueprint. Trump’s significant 2018 budget cut of 28… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In recent days, Heritage Foundation scholars have reported on the significant cuts said to be included in President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Saying that the Greek debt crisis is “primarily a European issue,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin encouraged International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde last week… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Last weekend, Ecuadoreans did something they haven’t done since 2006: They voted in significant numbers against the socialist Alianza Pais party of three-term leftist President… Read More
