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1. Capitalism saved the world

   Appeared in the National Post, Calgary Herald and Vancouver Province In a recent column from a Toronto journalist on communism and capitalism, the writer made an astonishing claim: While “millions have been the tragic victims of communism,” he wrote, ...

2. Care about Cuba? Open up its markets

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald and Waterloo Region Record The pre-Christmas announcement by President Obama that the United States would re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba will reignite a number of debates. One will be about the cause of Cuban ...

3. 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 ...

4. Will China squelch Hong Kong?

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald With the recent Russian-inspired tragedies in eastern Ukraine and the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, much of the world is understandably focused on those regions. But another continent, Asia, is worth watching, ...

5. The Canada and Hong Kong advantage: the rule of law

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald and Victoria Times Colonist "Travel", said Francis Bacon, "is part of education for the young and a part of experience for those who are older." But there is an additional benefit from a journey outside ...

6. When setting policy, governments too often ignore consumers

   Appeared in Calgary Herald, Ottawa Citizen, and Huffington Post The ongoing debate over the three Canadian telecommunications giants and the possibility of U.S-based Verizon entering the Canadian market has once again brought consumer issues to the fore. ...

7. Economic freedom helps Alberta and Saskatchewan prosper

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald On a recent trip to Kenya, my friend and his family crashed head on into an example of why some developing countries cannot grow and prosper. As they were about to board their flight from Nairobi, the clerk at the exit gate ...

8. Free markets are not the property of the Anglosphere

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald In the debate over whether the partially state-owned energy company, China’s CNOOC, should be given the go-ahead by Ottawa to take over Calgary-based Nexen, there is the danger that the discussion will be cast in an ...

9. Three pro-consumer ideas for reducing US-Canada price discrepancies

   Appeared in Trail Daily Times Despite 22 years of free trade with Americans, consumers in Canada regularly pay more compared to the U.S. price tag on similar items. That fact has finally come to the attention of Ottawa: “Canadians are irritated when they ...

10. Fraser Forum- November/December 2010: Economic Freedom

    In this issue: Celebrating economic freedom by Fred McMahon The Fraser Institute works continuously to promote and develop economic freedom throughout the world. Economic freedom is essential for US economic recovery by Nathan J. Ashby American states ...