…and citizens in the bottom quartile earn less than 1/10th this amount. I think the United States needs to take immediate steps to stem its decline in human freedom and get a lot higher on this index don’t you? By the way, I didn’t see Cuba on this list (my guess is they would be at or near the bottom), but here are some other countries (that are all well-known to be socialistic and fairly totalitarian/anti-democratic) and where they stand: #111 Russia, #132 China, #144 Venezuela, and in dead last #152 Iran!!!! (Really makes you feel good about negotiating a nuclear deal with a country ranked dead last in freedom, which included The Rule of Law!).” Mike Perry

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United States Ranks 20th on New Human Freedo
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The United States ranks 20th on a new index that presents the state of human freedom in the world. The Human Freedom Index (HFI) is the most comprehensive measure of freedom ever created for a large number of countries around the globe. “The
U.S. performance is worrisome and shows that the United Sta
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er claim to be the leading bastion of liberty in the world,” said co-author Ian Vasquez. “In addition to the expansion of the regulatory state and drop in economic freedom, the war on terror, the war on drugs and the erosion of property rights due to greater use of eminent domain all likely have contributed to the U.S. decline.”
Human Freedom Index, by Ian Vásquez and Tanja Porčnik. Co-published by the Cato Institute, the Fraser Institute in Canada, and the Liberales Institut at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in Germany.
Will the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Live Up to Its Promise?
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations were launched to great fanfare in mid-2013 with the pronouncement that a comprehensive deal would be reached by the end of 2014 on a “single tank of gas.” But after more than two years and 10 rounds of negotiations, an agreement is nowhere in sight and substantive differences remain between the parties. What are the prospects for fulfilling the promise of a comprehensive trade and investment deal between the United States and the European Union?
“Will the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Live Up to Its Promise?,” Upcoming Cato Conference
Why the Federal Government Fails
Most Americans think that the federal government is incompetent and wasteful. What causes all the failures? A new study from Cato scholar Chris Edwards examines views on government failure, and outlines five key sources of federal failure. Edwards concludes that the only way to substantially reduce failure is to downsize the federal government: “Political and bureaucratic incentives and the huge size of the federal government are causing endemic failure. The causes of federal failure are deeply structural, and they will not be solved by appointing more competent officials or putting a different party in charge.”
“Why the Federal Government Fails,” by Chris Edwards
The Fed’s Trade-Off between Inflation and Jobs Is a Myth
By James A. Dorn. Investor’s Business Daily. August 13, 2015.
Tariffs Key to Successfully Negotiating Trade Deals
By Simon Lester. Philadelphia Inquirer. August 12, 2015.
A Misbegotten Political Jab at CEO Pay
By Thaya Brook Knight. The Wall Street Journal. August 10, 2015.
Three Ideas to Improve Legal Immigration
By Alex Nowrasteh. The Hill. August 7, 2015.
A Ports Policy Barnacled with Bad Law
By Daniel J. Ikenson. The Wall Street Journal. August 5, 2015.
The Trouble with Obama’s Clean Power Plan
By Paul C. “Chip” Knappenberger. CNN.com. August 4, 2015.
How Washington Has Inflated the Iran Threat
By Justin Logan. Washington Examiner. August 4, 2015.
An ‘ISIS-free Zone’ Is Nothing but a Road to US Mission Creep
By Emma Ashford. The Guardian. July 30, 2015.
Walter Palmer Alone Is Not to Blame for Cecil the Lion’s Death
By Marian L. Tupy. Financial Times. July 30, 2015.
Occupy Albany: New York’s Far-Left Attorney General
By Walter Olson. New York Post. July 27, 2015.
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On the Desirability of Nominal GDP Targeting
By Julio Garín, Robert Lester, and Eric Sims. Working Paper No. 32. August 12, 2015.
Misperceiving Inequality
By Vladimir Gimpelson and Daniel Treisman. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 32.August 12, 2015.
Kingpin Approaches to Fighting Crime and Community Violence: Evidence from Mexico’s Drug War
By Jason M. Lindo and María Padilla-Romo. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 31.July 29, 2015.
Capitalism’s Assault on the Indian Caste System: How Economic Liberalization Spawned Low-caste Dalit Millionaires
By Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar. Policy Analysis No. 776. July 21, 2015.
Retail Globalization and Household Welfare: Evidence from Mexico
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Overshoot Day Underestimates Human Ingenuity by Chelsea German, August 19, 2015
Does Donald Trump Really Do Best Among Less Educated Voters? by Emily Ekins, August 19, 2015
Can Alaska’s Governor Implement ObamaCare’s Medicaid Expansion without the Legislature? by Michael F. Cannon, August 19, 2015
The IMF’s Little Greek Secret by Steve H. Hanke, August 19, 2015
Lone Star Rail Insanity by Randal O’Toole, August 19, 2015
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Subsidizing our NATO Allies: Your Tax Dollars at Work, August 10, 2015
A Better Choice: Healthcare Solutions for America, August 7, 2015
The Fight with ISIS: One Year (and Counting) of Unauthorized War, August 6, 2015
Designer Drugs: A New Futile Front in the War on Illegal Drugs?, July 30, 2015
The BEPS Project: The OECD, Tax Policy, and U.S Competitiveness, July 29, 2015
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The Fed Tries to Stop Cannabis Credit Union featuring George Selgin, August 19, 2015
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The Human Freedom Index featuring Ian Vásquez, August 18, 2015
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War Is the Health of the State featuring Christopher A. Preble, August 14, 2015
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Tyson Foods v. Bouaphakeo
By Andrew M. Grossman, Ilya Shapiro, and Trevor Burrus. Legal Briefs. August 14, 2015.
Evenwel v. Abbott
By Ilya Shapiro and Manuel S. Klausner. Legal Briefs. August 7, 2015.
Oversight of Litigation at EPA and FWS: Impacts on the U.S. Economy, States, Local Communities and the Environment
By Andrew M. Grossman. Testimony. August 3, 2015.
United States v. DeCoster
By Matthew G. Kaiser, Patrick N. Forrest, Ilya Shapiro, & Randal John Meyer. Legal Briefs. July 27, 2015.
Hines v. Alldredge
By Cynthia F. Crawford, Skyler R. Peacock, Trevor Burrus, & Ilya Shapiro. Legal Briefs.July 24, 2015.
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Going for Broke
Michael D. Tanner
Going for Broke: Deficits, Debt, and the Entitlement Crisis examines the growing national debt and its dire implications for our future and explains why a looming financial meltdown may be far worse than anyone expects.
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The Libertarian Mind
By David Boaz
The Libertarian Mind is a comprehensive guide to the history, philosophy, and growth of the liberation movement, with incisive analyses of today’s most pressing issues and policies.
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The Tyranny of Silence
By Flemming Rose
When the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published the cartoons of the prophet Muhammad nine years ago, Denmark found itself at the center of a global battle about the freedom of speech. The paper’s culture editor, Flemming Rose, defended the decision to print the 12 drawings, and he quickly came to play a central part in the debate about the limitations to freedom of speech in the 21st century.
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A Dangerous World? Threat Perception And U.S. National Security
Edited by Christopher Preble and John Mueller
The authors examine the most frequently referenced threats, including wars between nations and civil wars within nations, and discuss the impact of rising nations, weapons proliferation, general unrest, transnational crime, and state failures.
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Bootleggers & Baptists
By Adam C. Smith and Bruce Yandle
Economists Bruce Yandle and Adam Smith explain how money and morality are often combined in politics to produce arbitrary regulations benefiting cronies, while constraining productive economic activities by the general public.
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