In the Economic Freedom of the World 2024 Annual Report, the degree of economic agency enjoyed by people in 165 countries is assessed. The top three regions in terms of economic freedom, as of 2022, ...

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 ...

The U.S. reversed a five-year decline in the Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom with its biggest annual increase in the index in over two decades, FOX Business can exclusively reveal.

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 ...

I have been working with think tanks in Poland since the 1990s, and the progress I have witnessed over the years is truly remarkable. Many challenges remain, but after last week’s victory for ...

Around the world, nations stand at a crossroads. Whether they choose the path of economic freedom — as President Donald Trump is doing in the United States — or socialism will determine not only their ...

With over 60% of South Africans aged 15 to 24 unemployed, the youth face an uphill battle for economic freedom. As we reflect ...

A year ago, I noted with some alarm that the United States was losing ground in the Global Economic Freedom rankings, as measured by my employer, The Heritage Foundation, in its annual Index. “Runaway ...