Economic freedom and improved environmental quality go hand in hand. As a country achieves higher levels of economic freedom, its environmental quality improves as well. These improvements result from increased demand for a better environment in wealthy nations, stronger protection of property rights, and greater technological change as investment in research and development increases.
Unintended Consequences: What will it take to reach the new MPG requirements?
The federal government is proposing to increase the fuel economy standard, a requirement that forces automakers to make their vehicles more fuel efficient over time. These standards will likely be difficult to achieve, but even aside from the difficulty in complying, should the government be telling automakers how to make their vehicles?
The Unwanted Yet Unavoidable Product: Ethanol
Should people be able to buy what they want? Most people would agree with this principle, as long as the production, purchase and use of the product itself isn’t harmful to others. But what about people being forced to buy what they don’t want?
Why America is in Decline
If we know exactly why American economic freedom is decreasing, we can try to prevent any further decline, and then being working to increase our economic freedom.
Government’s Dismal Energy Investment Track Record
In the specific case of Solyndra, our federal government decided to intervene in the market with a $535 million loan guarantee, and as we all know, Solyndra went bankrupt.
The Incomplete Narrative of the Solyndra Bankruptcy
The Solyndra bankruptcy isn’t just a failure of Obama, Bush, Democrats, Republicans, or the green movement; it is the failure of the philosophy that government can choose investments (or provide products and services) better than the marketplace.
In the News: Op-Ed on Economic Freedom Featured in Huffington Post
“[I]t is important to remember the fundamental truth of economic life: Markets work.”
Economic Freedom of the World 2011 Report
Unfortunately, the report shows the United States falling in its economic freedom ranking to #10 worldwide —far from its peak at #3 in 2001.
Is Economic Freedom Green?
Many today are searching for the answer to the question, “what is the best approach for improving and protecting our environment?”
Episode One: Economic Freedom & Quality of Life
Across the globe, the societies that have the best quality of life are those with the highest levels of economic freedom. From lower unemployment to better-protected civil rights and cleaner environments, economic freedom is vital to improving the well-being of society, especially for the most vulnerable.
Unintended Consequences: What will it take to reach the new MPG requirements?
The federal government is proposing to increase the fuel economy standard, a requirement that forces automakers to make their vehicles more fuel efficient over time. These standards will likely be difficult to achieve, but even aside from the difficulty in complying, should the government be telling automakers how to make their vehicles?
The Unwanted Yet Unavoidable Product: Ethanol
Should people be able to buy what they want? Most people would agree with this principle, as long as the production, purchase and use of the product itself isn’t harmful to others. But what about people being forced to buy what they don’t want?
Why America is in Decline
If we know exactly why American economic freedom is decreasing, we can try to prevent any further decline, and then being working to increase our economic freedom.
The Incomplete Narrative of the Solyndra Bankruptcy
The Solyndra bankruptcy isn’t just a failure of Obama, Bush, Democrats, Republicans, or the green movement; it is the failure of the philosophy that government can choose investments (or provide products and services) better than the marketplace.
Economic Freedom of the World 2011 Report
Unfortunately, the report shows the United States falling in its economic freedom ranking to #10 worldwide —far from its peak at #3 in 2001.
Is Economic Freedom Green?
Many today are searching for the answer to the question, “what is the best approach for improving and protecting our environment?”
Government’s Dismal Energy Investment Track Record
In the specific case of Solyndra, our federal government decided to intervene in the market with a $535 million loan guarantee, and as we all know, Solyndra went bankrupt.
In the News: Op-Ed on Economic Freedom Featured in Huffington Post
“[I]t is important to remember the fundamental truth of economic life: Markets work.”
Episode One: Economic Freedom & Quality of Life
Across the globe, the societies that have the best quality of life are those with the highest levels of economic freedom. From lower unemployment to better-protected civil rights and cleaner environments, economic freedom is vital to improving the well-being of society, especially for the most vulnerable.
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