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

For a moment on April 9, the average U.S. tariff rate leapt to 32%, making American consumers the highest tariffed people in the world. For the next 90 days, the average U.S. tariff rate will be about ...

Economic freedom is a vital component of a prosperous society. Defined as the ability to make economic decisions without undue government influence, people in free societies can work, transact, and ...

The 2016 Index of Economic Freedom analyzes economic policy developments related to economic freedom in 186 economies.

North Carolina ranked seventh in the nation for economic freedom, according to a new report from the Fraser Institute. The state's ranking has improved from 19th in 2011 due to reductions in taxes, ...

The Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World report, released September 25, ranks Canada 11th worldwide based on data ...

In a study published earlier this year, we highlighted the fact that New Mexico was the only state in the U.S. to have lost economic freedom since 1981. We now know that it is worse than we thought.

The World Press Freedom Index 2025 records an ongoing wave of media outlet shutdowns globally. It also identifies 42 countries where press freedom is now "entirely absent". This statement was ...

For a moment on April 9, the average U.S. tariff rate leapt to 32%, making American consumers the highest tariffed people in the world. For the next 90 days, the average U.S. tariff rate will be about ...