by Dan Mitchell | Oct 31, 2010 | Blogs, Economic Growth, Free Market
A paper posted on the Social Science Research Network looks at nations that are prospering compared to those that are stagnating. Not surprisingly, limited government and free enterprise policies are associated with better economic performance. Here’s an excerpt from...
by CF&P | Oct 14, 2010 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation For Immediate Release Thursday, October 14, 2010 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org CF&P Announces Free Market Video Contest (Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 14, 2010) The Center for Freedom and Prosperity...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 24, 2010 | Blogs, Free Market
Christina Hoff Sommers of the American Enterprise Institute decimates the bean-counting feminist “paycheck fairness” legislation being considered by the Senate. Republicans presumably know this is a bad idea, but one can only wonder whether they will do the right...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 16, 2010 | Blogs, Free Market
I don’t know if this is hope or change, but the United States fell from 2nd to 9th in the Forbes index of “Best Countries for Business.” Denmark is first, which may be a surprise, but the Scandinavian country is very free market other than fiscal policy. Hong Kong,...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 6, 2010 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
In a free society, people obviously should be free to join unions and companies should be free to negotiate with unions. But that also means that companies should be free to resist union demands and hire non-union workers. There is no right or wrong in these battles,...
