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on Economic Freedom

2016 Index Finds More Evidence of Free Trade's Benefits

The data continue to show a strong correlation between trade freedom and a variety of positive indicators, including economic prosperity, low poverty rates, and clean environments. Read More

on Health Care

Reducing Taxpayer Subsidies to Wealthy Medicare Recipients Is Sound Policy

Reducing the amount of entitlement subsidies the rich receive would shrink the size of government. Read More

Omnibus a Missed Opportunity to Cut Spending

Congress has released a $1.1 trillion spending omnibus with about $50 billion in spending authority above the Budget Control Act. Read More

on Economy

Fed Interest Rates Hike a Distraction

The misplaced focus on the Fed’s supposed responsibility for low interest rates obscures the debate over major policy reforms. Read More

on Crime

Studies Cast Doubt on Effectiveness of Prisoner Reentry Programs

Scientifically rigorous evaluations of prisoner reentry programs that use random assignment have found mixed results. Read More

on Terrorism

San Bernardino is the 75th Terrorist Plot on the US

This will be the 12th domestic terror attack or plot in 2015, adding to the greatest number of attacks or plots in a single year over the past 14 years. Read More

on Cyber Security

Cyber Attacks on U.S. Companies Since November 2014

This year, companies saw an average of 160 successful cyber attacks per week, more than three times the 2010 average of 50 per week. Read More

on Regulation

12 Policy Mistakes That Cost You Money

An average American household can expect to pay an extra $4,440 each year thanks to these costly policy mistakes. Read More