by Dan Mitchell | Oct 30, 2023 | Blogs, Free Market
I wrote yesterday about new polling data showing support (or lack of support) for free markets in 34 nations. The headline result is that Poles are the most market-friendly people (followed by Americans). Russians, by contrast, are the most supportive of statism....
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 29, 2023 | Blogs, Free Market
I endlessly grouse and complain about how politicians undermine economic liberty. Part of the problem, however, is that in many cases voters are misguided. Back in 2014, I shared polling data from Pew about attitudes toward free markets. Surprisingly,...
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...
