Economic Freedom in Decline

Canada’s Fraser Institute has just released its 2012 Report on Economic Freedom across the world.  In the words of the Institute itself: “The United States, long considered a champion of economic freedom among large industrial nations, continues its protracted decline...

The Hidden Costs of Fuel Efficiency Standards

The New York Times has an article that shows the unintended consequences and high costs of government policy that is designed to fool the voters.  Many politicians believe that it is important to reduce our consumption of fossil fuels like gasoline.  The obvious,...