No One Believes It, But Extreme Poverty Is Declining Globally
In new research polling released this week, Barna Group finds that more than eight in 10 Americans (84 percent) are unaware global poverty has been… Read More
Chinese Economy Overtakes America’s
With much faster growth rates between 2011 and 2014, China is now being forecast to eclipse the United States as the world’s largest economy sometime… Read More
Energy Exports: Free Trade for Me, but Not for Thee
Some corporate interests are lining up to fight economic freedom in the United States by maintaining the government’s restrictions on energy exports. Their efforts are… Read More
Trade, Not Aid, Could Protect 100,000 Children in Africa
President Obama’s proposed 2015 budget continues to put aside money for malaria prevention worldwide in the battle to help the 3 billion people at risk… Read More
Why the Iron Lady Continues to Inspire
Great Britain’s Iron Lady passed away a year ago today, on April 8, 2013. Her death, at the age of 87, left a huge void… Read More
Liberty’s Champions from Hong Kong
Anson Chan, the final Chief Secretary of Hong Kong under British rule and the first after the turnover to the Chinese, is a model of… Read More
Tunisia: Time to Forge Economic Freedom Partnership
Prime Minister of Tunisia Mehdi Jomaa is currently visiting the United States on a trip designed to demonstrate “the strong bonds of friendship between the… Read More
In Peru, Trade—Not Aid—Works Best
Peru Bosques, a $38 million project included in the Peru Trade Promotion Authority that was meant to help the Peruvian government write a new forestry… Read More
Don’t Wait to Cut U.S.-EU Tariffs
The United States and the European Union (EU) are currently negotiating a proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). A recent survey by the Atlantic… Read More
Congressional Skepticism of Aid to Afghanistan Grows as U.S. Troops Withdraw
As the U.S. continues to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, possibly all of them by the end of the year, Members of Congress are increasingly doubtful… Read More
