by Dan Mitchell | Jun 25, 2023 | Blogs, Economics
For a long time, the United States was ranked as having the world’s most competitive economy, according to the Swiss-based IMD World Competitiveness Center. But we fell behind Singapore and Hong Kong in 2010. But at least the U.S. stayed in the top...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 20, 2023 | Blogs, Taxation
Last month (May), I wrote that Switzerland was the world’s best-governed nation, based on the latest Misery Index. The month before that (April), I wrote about Switzerland ranking #1 in the Human Freedom Index. And the month before that...
by Dan Mitchell | May 19, 2023 | Blogs
When I want to know the nations with the best and worst policies, I peruse Economic Freedom of the World or the Index of Economic Freedom. But what if you want to know the countries with the best and worst consequences? In that case, the best option...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 28, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Earlier this month, I wrote separate columns about the spending cap in Switzerland (the “debt brake“) and the spending cap in Colorado (“TABOR“). In this clip from my appearance on Let People Prosper, I explain those spending caps are the gold...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 24, 2023 | Blogs
In the past, I’ve referred to Switzerland as the world’s most sensible nation. Does that make it also the world’s best nation? I actually won’t try to answer that question, but we can say that Switzerland is the world’s most libertarian...
