by Dan Mitchell | Oct 9, 2023 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market, Immigration, Society
Back in early 2009, the Center for Freedom and Prosperity released this video to explain the universal recipe for growth and prosperity. The core message, if you want to skip the six-minute video, is that nations will become richer if they have a good mix of these...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 20, 2023 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Since I’m a policy wonk with a keen interest in international and comparative economics, I write every year (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, etc) about the annual release of Economic Freedom of the World, published by the Fraser Institute in...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 5, 2023 | Blogs, Education, Flat Tax, Free Market, States, Taxation
According to both Economic Freedom of North America and Freedom in the 50 States, Iowa is boringly average, ranking in the 20s. That’s better than being terrible, like New York or California. But it’s worse than being good, like Florida and New...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 27, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Free Market
I’m not a fan of so-called national conservatism, largely because many proponents of this Trump-like approach want a bigger burden of government. In some cases, they want new programs to increase Washington’s power over the economy (such...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 19, 2023 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Just last month, I cited some academic research showing how Poland’s economy dramatically improved after the fall of the Soviet Empire and the country escaped socialism. The change has been dramatic. Indeed, Poland has easily out-performed...
