by Dan Mitchell | Sep 22, 2022 | Blogs, Economics, Europe, Free Market
I wrote just yesterday about Europe lagging behind the United States, and that’s in addition to many similar columns over the past year. But let’s not forget that Europe is also the cradle of classical liberalism, and that...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 11, 2022 | Blogs, Free Market
A core libertarian principle is that people have the right to do whatever they want with their own bodies. And that includes things that may be harmful, such as taking drugs, smoking, and over-eating. It also includes personal choices...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 9, 2022 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
When I wrote about the 2021 edition of Economic Freedom of the World, I noted that both Chile and Canada were drifting in the wrong direction. In the just-released 2022 version, there’s not any good news about those two...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 6, 2022 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Last week, I shared some great information from Superabundance, a new book that shows how economic liberty has made us much better off, as measured by how much more we can buy per hour worked. Today, let’s look at a related benefit of...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 1, 2022 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
I wrote last year that today’s Americans are much richer than their parents and grandparents (and the gap becomes even more enormous when comparing with earlier generations). But the data I cited almost surely understate the improvement in...
