Many of us who live in the Free World recognize that free government, free exchange, free expression, free markets and free trade deliver better outcomes than autocracy, autarky, control, conformity and coercion. However, among those who have come of age in the decades since the end of the Cold War, there is neither an innate sense that freedom is better than the alternative nor a default belief in the power of individual liberty.
human freedom
December 17, 2022
5:30AM
People who live in freer societies earn more money, live longer lives and enjoy higher levels of happiness.
February 4, 2022
9:01AM
In the vast South Asia region, only Bhutan escaped growing repression since 2019.
July 20, 2021
10:00AM
President Miguel Diaz-Canel has essentially called for violence against protesters.
March 31, 2021
4:00PM
The Heritage Foundation has dropped Hong Kong from its 2021 Index of Economic Freedom.
December 18, 2020
11:43AM
The Chinese Communist Party has intensified its attack on freedom at home and abroad.
July 3, 2020
10:50AM
An international group of think tanks from 35 nations and territories from around the world has penned an open letter condemning the actions of the Communist Party of China and supporting the people of Hong Kong. On Tuesday, China’s National People’s Congress passed its controversial national security law, which violates Hong Kong’s Basic Law and encroaches on the city’s freedoms and liberties. The letter, which details Hong Kong’s success since the Second World War in becoming one of the most prosperous, entrepreneurial, and freest places on earth, is signed by 37 member organizations of the Economic Freedom of the World Network, which is led by Canada’s Fraser Institute.