International Economies

Issue

In a free society, individuals are free to work, produce, consume, and invest in any way they please.

Index Of Economic Freedom

Copied

COMMENTARY

How Trump's Tariffs Can Paradoxically Raise Economic Freedom

May 15, 2026 3 min read

Author

Peter St. Onge, PhD

Read the article

COMMENTARY

America Needs Taiwan To Win the Semiconductor Race

Mar 12, 2025 4 min read

Author

Michael Cunningham

Read the article

Commentary

What’s the Value of Tariffs During a Recession? Riley Walters

May 22, 2020 2 min read

Commentary

Trump and Congress Must Work Together to Revive U.S. Economy

May 13, 2020 3 min read

Commentary

It’s Naive to Assume “Supply Chains” Will Return to the U.S. Riley Walters

Apr 27, 2020 3 min read

Commentary

Mexico’s New Tax Law Could Chill Its Economy, Hurt U.S. Trade Relationship

Nov 21, 2019 3 min read

Commentary

Why Make it Harder for Puerto Rico to Rebuild? Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Oct 12, 2017 2 min read

HERITAGE IMPACT

2017 Index of Economic Freedom: U.S. Score Declines Further

Feb 15, 2017 2 min read

report

Straight Talk on the ISDS Provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership

May 17, 2016 10 min read

report

Why Trade Matters and How to Unleash It: Trade Rankings from the 2015 Index o...

Nov 6, 2014 15 min read

Experts on International Economies

See all experts

Anthony B. Kim

Research Fellow and Editor of the Index of Economic Freedom

@akfreedom

Peter St. Onge, PhD

Senior Economist

Middle East

Defense

Border Security

Global Politics

American History

International Economies