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1. Canada no longer among top 10 most economically free countries

   Appeared in the Winnipeg Sun, October 6, 2017 Photo courtesy of Canada 2020 In a global ranking of 159 countries and territories, Canada has fallen from the top 10 countries in economic freedom for the first time ever—and things are getting worse. ...

2. Freedom takes a hit—we’re now tied with the Americans

   Well, that didn’t last long! For July 1st’s 150th birthday of Confederation I posted a piece about this country’s most impressive achievements, including how last year we were in 5th spot on the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the ...

3. Changes in Economic Freedom in Venezuela, Ireland, and the United States

   Venezuela has experienced a lengthy decline in economic freedom that started long before Hugo Chavez assumed the presidency in 1999. But Chavez, his United Socialist Party of Venezuela, and successor, Nicolás Maduro, have presided over a continued ...

4. The Full Measure of Freedom

   Appeared in American Outlook, Winter 2015 The Fraser Institute has embarked on an ambitious and important effort to create a comprehensive index of human freedom. As a trailblazer in the study and measurement of economic freedom, the Fraser Institute has ...

5. Economic Freedom and the Building Blocks of Prosperity and Stability

   Appeared in the American Thinker, November 6, 2015 For almost 20 years, the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World report has highlighted the many benefits of economic freedom: more prosperity, faster and more sustained economic growth, higher ...

6. Economic opportunity may be antidote to radicalism

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald The recent killing of two Canadian soldiers by self-professed, radicalized young men who became enamoured with a violent interpretation of Islam will bring up multiple assertions about the “root cause” for such attacks. Some ...

7. Liberty in the crosshairs in Hong Kong

   Appeared in the National Post As pro-democracy demonstrations flare across Hong Kong, it continues to rank first in the world in economic freedom. Hong Kong has been at the top since 1970, according to the just-released Fraser Institute Economic Freedom ...

8. Economic Freedom of the World: 2014 Annual Report

   The Fraser Institute’s annual report, Economic Freedom of the World, measures the economic freedom (levels of personal choice, ability to enter markets, security of privately owned property, rule of law, etc.) by analyzing the policies and institutions of ...

9. Want to stop “illegal” immigrants from Central America? Copy Chile

   Appeared in GlobeandMail.com The presidents of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador just visited U.S. President Barack Obama to urge him to change course in combatting the flood of illegal immigrants into the United States. The three heads of state ...

10. Economic Freedom of the World: 2013 Annual Report

    The index published in Economic Freedom of the World 2013 measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom. The cornerstones of economic freedom are personal choice, voluntary exchange, freedom to ...