America’s Unfortunate Loss of Economic Liberty in the 21st Century

by Dan Mitchell | Sep 16, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market

Last month, I cited data from Economic Freedom of the World to explain that the United States was becoming less competitive because of creeping protectionism and reductions in the rule of law and property rights. Now I have more bad news to share. Last year, the...

America Falls to 9th Place in Index of Economic Freedom Ranking

by Dan Mitchell | Jan 12, 2011 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market

I prefer the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World over the Heritage/WSJ Index of Economic Freedom, not because I’m an expert on the methodology of the two publications, but for the simple reason that I assume Economic Freedom of the World must be slightly...