Get the latest news, research, commentary and analysis on what is impacting your quality of life. From top scholars to regular citizens, this blog’s contributors make the latest in empirical research on economic freedom accessible and easy to understand, issue by issue.
In the New: Government Creates the Next Bubble in Higher Education
Professors James Harrigan and Antony Davies see strong connections between the recent housing bubble and the crisis that’s building in higher education costs. Their solution? Economic freedom.
Mama Knows Best!
Happy Mother’s Day1 How can you help ensure that your kids will have the opportunity to grow up and live happy and healthy lives? Be a choosy mom. Choose economic freedom.
Government Regulates and So Does the Market
The market naturally tends to self-regulate. Since government regulations can result in unintended consequences that harm the economy and restrict our economic freedom, we must be sure that government does not intervene in the economy when the market is better able to handle the problem itself.
In the News: Build It and They Will Come
Why is Indiana starting to regain economic steam? Joseph Clark points to the state’s recent increase in economic freedom as the driving force behind improving economic conditions.
The Few and the Proud
President Coolidge empowered the American people, strengthening individual rights rather than expanding the size and scope of government. Consequently, the private sector thrived and prosperity followed.
In the News: How to Reprivatize Health Care
Could a more free-market approach to health care reform lead to lower-cost solutions to its current problems and failures? Professor Robert E. Wright describes his alternative.
The Celtic Bust
Ireland’s story presents a lesson to nations across the globe not to let short-term prosperity fool them, but to protect their economic freedom by guarding against government intervention.
Consumer Choice in Health Care
The healthcare industry in America can be called many names, but one of them is not “free-market.” Watch this new video on the need for choice in healthcare.
In the News: Forgetting What “Good” Looks Like
Is the economy really getting any better? No, and the reason is that we’re not addressing the fundamental issue: the U.S.’s decline in economic freedom.
New Minimum Wage Further Reduces Economic Freedom in New Mexico
The city of Santa Fe recently set a record by raising its minimum wage to $10.29 an hour, the highest in the nation. But will it lead to real, lasting prosperity?
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