Conflicts are not inherent in the operation of an unhampered market economy. There are conflicts between citizens because the ...

The ability to choose your job, start a business, own property, or decide how to spend your paycheck may seem natural to most Americans. Yet for billions around the world, the most basic economic ...

For those who confuse correlation with causation, a friend would joke that playing basketball in the NBA makes you taller. Previous articles have shown that greater economic freedom correlates with ...

Estonia is a shining example of why freedom matters. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, this tiny northern Baltic country that shares a border with Russia has made huge progress in implementing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I apply economic insights to improve regulations and their effects. At a time when politicians of both parties are seeking ever ...

Data consistently bear out that economic freedom yields prosperity for the greatest number of people, and with it, greater ability to cope with hardship. Societies with more economic freedom have ...

Anthony Kim is a research fellow in economic freedom, editor of the Index of Economic Freedom, and manager of global engagement in the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation.

Politicians claim their bills bring us good things. Free health care! Child care! A cellphone for all! But government isn't Santa Claus. Government is force. Most every law takes away a little of our ...

Anthony Kim is a research fellow in economic freedom, editor of the Index of Economic Freedom, and manager of global engagement in the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam writes about state and local policy and urban economic issues. Economic freedom is vital for economic growth. If government ...

This week marks a momentous occasion: 100 years of women’s suffrage in the United States. The adoption of the 19th Amendment on Aug. 26, 1920, was the culmination of a decades-long and often ...

Last month, the Fraser Institute put out its annual Economic Freedom of the World report. As usual, it showed that “economic freedom” is positively correlated with many good things and negatively ...