by Dan Mitchell | Jan 4, 2024 | Blogs, Free Market
When I first started writing about the Human Freedom Index, Hong Kong was the best jurisdiction in the world. Then New Zealand regularly appeared in the top spot. In recent years, though, Switzerland has been in first...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 16, 2020 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Libertarians believe in limited government for both moral reasons (government coercion is bad) and utilitarian reasons (nations with small government enjoy much higher levels of prosperity than countries with bigger governments). But if small government is good, would...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 10, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe
I’m not a big fan of paternalism because of my libertarian belief that people should be free to govern their own lives. That’s true even if they make choices that I think are foolish. Needless to say, many politicians don’t share this laissez-faire perspective. But...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 19, 2019 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I’ve previously argued that “freedom of association” is the best way of dealing with thorny social issues such as baking cakes for gay weddings and transgender bathroom usage. Simply stated, people should have the freedom to do business with each other – or not do...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 12, 2018 | Blogs, Economics
What’s the world’s freest nation? I’ve suggested that Australia as an option if the United States ever suffers a Greek-style collapse, but my answer wasn’t based solely on that country’s level of freedom. Another option is to look at Economic Freedom of the World,...
