EconomyCommentary
US Ties Lowest Economic Freedom Score Ever
While nations around the world are working hard to enhance economic freedom, America’s score in the 2016 Index of Economic Freedom continues to slip. With… Read More
EconomyNews
America Mired Below Top 10 in Economic Freedom
America’s economy remains less free than in past years even as the world’s other economies have grown more free overall, according to the 2016 Index of Economic… Read More
EconomyCommentary
America’s Economic Freedom Has Rapidly Declined Under Obama
Millions of people around the world are emerging from poverty thanks to rising economic freedom. But by sharp contrast, America’s economic freedom has been on… Read More
EconomyCommentary
4 Ways to Fix Economies Around the World
Something’s amiss with the world’s economy. And it goes way beyond stock-market woes in China and elsewhere. Economists point to debt and low economic growth… Read More
EconomyNews
5 Million People Left California Over the Past Decade. Many Went to Texas.
About 5 million California residents left the Golden State during the past decade, marking an “unprecedented” number according to a report released this week. The… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Three Things Americans Should Know About the Stock Market Turmoil
It’s too early to know if the stock market drop is just one of the periodic corrections by which the market reallocates capital to more… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How US Should Respond to China’s Stock Market Collapse
To give perspective, China is the world’s second largest economy, as well as the second largest importer. It is the largest trading nation for 75… Read More
EconomyNews
Senator Moves to Rein in $600 Million Government Agency That Operates ‘Without Real Congressional Oversight’
In an attempt to enforce transparency and accountability, a Republican senator is attempting to restructure a federal agency that oversees a wide range of consumer financial… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Why Hong Kong Might Lose Its No. 1 Spot on the Index of Economic Freedom
It’s good to be No. 1. But as any former champ will tell you, you have to avoid becoming complacent if you want to stay… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why It’s Better That Markets, Not the Government, Guide Energy Policy
Almost every activity that improves our quality of life requires energy. We don’t question how the lights stay on, or how groceries get to the… Read More
