SocietyAnalysis
How Giving Promotes Economic Freedom for All Americans
Giving to good causes is key to maintaining America’s free market system, the head of Philanthropy Roundtable says. It’s not the job of government to… Read More
Economy Analysis
He Grew Up in Soviet Union, Now Teaches Young People Grim Truth About Socialism
Growing up in the now-defunct Soviet Union was not easy for Zilvinas Silenas or his family. “Government basically brainwashes you from a very early age, and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Economic Freedom Best Path to Women’s Equality, Empowerment
Women’s battle for equal rights under the law has progressed significantly in a number of countries, but many other nations still have much room for… Read More
InternationalCommentary
America’s Aim in Indo-Pacific Should Be to Advance Economic Freedom
The Indo-Pacific has become an increasingly more dynamic and critical part of the world’s foreign policy chess board. It’s home to at least five of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Chinese ‘Corrosive Capital’ Influences Foreign Governments
It’s no secret that the Chinese Communist Party has been looking to increase Beijing’s influence throughout the world, and a worrisome development in recent years… Read More
InternationalCommentary
New C5+1 Commitment Highlights the Importance of Central Asia to the United States
The five-year old C5+1—forum that connects the five Central Asian nations, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, and the United States—has become a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Ensuring Competition Requires Economic Freedom, Not an Executive Order
President Joe Biden’s July 9 executive order, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” states: “The American promise of a broad and sustained prosperity depends on… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Marking a Milestone With Manila: 75 Years of US-Philippines Relations
The United States and the Philippines will celebrate two important milestones in their bilateral relationship this year. Last weekend marked the 75th anniversary of the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Cuban Protests Are Reminders of Communism’s Evils—and of Why America Is Land of Hope
What’s ruined Cuba isn’t the coronavirus. The lethal virus of communism did. Massive protests erupted in Cuba over the weekend. Cubans, in dozens of cities,… Read More
InternationalNews
Biden Response to Cuba Protests Is Disappointingly Weak, Florida Senators Say
The demonstrations in Cuba present a major opportunity for the United States and other democracies around the world, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., says. Bringing freedom… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Long-Suffering Cuban People Yearn for Economic Freedom
Thousands of Cubans have taken to the streets, demanding greater economic freedom and an end to the country’s socialist dictatorship. The rallies, quite notable for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Economist Sowell’s Long March From Marxism to Free Markets—With a Little Help From His Friends Friedman and Hayek
The following is the second of three excerpts from Jason Riley’s new book “Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell,” about the iconoclastic economist. The book… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Reform-Minded Uzbekistan Becoming Strategic US Partner in Central Asia
Leaders and governments in Central Asia, particularly Uzbekistan, have opened the doors for more significant interaction with Washington, signaling a serious desire for elevated bilateral… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Tested by COVID-19, Doctors’ Direct Primary Care Model Demonstrates Resilience
The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be one of the most chaotic and destructive global events in history. Beyond the obvious direct human toll of… Read More
EconomyNews
Sen. Toomey: Federal Reserve ‘Stonewalling’ Transparency Requests Over New Racism Focus
The Federal Reserve has thus far refused to respond to requests for congressional oversight regarding what the Senate Banking Committee’s top Republican calls its “politically… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Debunking 4 More Myths About Capitalism
Last week, I debunked three myths about capitalism. Here are four more: Myth No. 4: Capitalism creates unsafe workspaces. “Greedy capitalists” will risk workers’ lives… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Economic Freedom Would Be Fastest Route to COVID-19 Recovery for Spain
Spain has been on an economic roller-coaster ride throughout the past decade. Economic freedom for the European Union’s fourth-largest economy has improved remarkably over the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Proposed Credit Reporting Requirement May Be a Precursor to Discriminatory Lending Quotas
No one should be denied credit because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Ostensibly to deter such discrimination, a proposal in Congress (HR 1443)… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Weak Rule of Law Is Holding Back the Armenian People
Armenia and Azerbaijan made international headlines in September 2020 when violence erupted in Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed region of southwestern Azerbaijan that claimed independence in 1992…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Swiss Say ‘No,’ ‘Nein,’ to Costly Climate Regulations
Voters in Switzerland, one of the world’s most competitive and free economies, disapproved a revision on Sunday to the Alpine country’s climate law that would… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Building an Even Better US-Swiss Relationship
Following the NATO summit, President Joe Biden will continue his European trip with a visit to Geneva, where he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Biden Divides Us. Here Are 12 Principles That Can Unite Us.
Americans are woke. They woke up and realized President Joe Biden is no moderate. He is spearheading the most radical policies in modern history, policies… Read More
InternationalCommentary
US Relationship With Vietnam Blossoms as Former Foe Opens Up Economically
It’s been almost half a century since the end of the Vietnam War, and the relationship between the United States and Vietnam, particularly in terms… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Pervasive Corruption, Lack of Economic Freedom Pose Bleak Future for Russians
In a recent commentary, “When the former Soviet Union nearly became a democracy,” former Navy Secretary J. William Middendorf offered some timely observations on the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
More Economic Freedom in Balkans Requires Reducing Government Corruption
The U.S. sanctions recently slapped on Albania’s former prime minister for corruption represent the latest in a string of events highlighting shortfalls in government integrity… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Steeper Tariff on Canadian Softwood Lumber Isn’t Solution
Despite lumber prices soaring to a record high of $1,670.50 per thousand board feet, and the housing market booming at a 17.2% price increase from… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Time to Act on a Trade Deal With Taiwan
In a recent joint letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., chairman of the Senate Finance subcommittee on international trade, customs,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
3 Ways to Improve Trade Freedom During World Trade Month
Since 1948, the U.S. annually has celebrated World Trade Month and World Trade Week in May. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan described World Trade Week… Read More
InternationalCommentary
3 Seas Initiative Matters to America’s Security and Economy
In a recent forum between the U.S. and European Union, Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki appealed for greater U.S. support for the Three Seas Initiative,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
White House Task Force Is Payoff to Biden’s Union Cronies
With little fanfare, President Joe Biden on April 26 signed yet another executive order, this one establishing a White House task force on “Worker Organizing… Read More
