by Dan Mitchell | Feb 7, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I’ve written many columns about Venezuela, Chile, and Argentina, but only one column specifically about Mexico. Since I’m currently in Mexico City doing some meetings and research about Mexico’s economic policy, time to make up for that lack...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 19, 2023 | Blogs, Free Market
Yesterday’s column, based on Freedom in the 50 States, applauded New Hampshire for being the most libertarian state and the most market-oriented state. Today, let’s look at the Economic Freedom of North America, published by the Fraser Institute, which also...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 11, 2022 | Blogs
I’m currently in Tanzania as part of a speaking tour in Africa. My remarks today largely repeated the message I gave to an audience last week in Nigeria. So I won’t bother sharing anything from my presentation. Instead, I want to highlight some numbers from...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 18, 2020 | Blogs, Economics
According to the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of North America, the most economically free jurisdiction in North America used to be the Canadian province of Alberta. But Alberta then slipped and New Hampshire claimed the top position. And, according to the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 7, 2020 | Blogs, Uncategorized
My favorite publication from the Canada-based Fraser Institute is Economic Freedom of the World, which ranks nations based on economic liberty. I religiously write about each year’s report (starting back in 2011), and I also cite the data dozens of time each year when...
