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WASHINGTON—Economic freedom is in growing peril in the United States and abroad, according to The Heritage Foundation’s “2022 Index of Economic Freedom,” released Monday.  This year's index reveals a global economy that, taken as a whole, remains “moderately free.” However, the global average economic freedom score is now 60—a loss of 1.6 points from the 2021 Index’s score of 61.6. 

As drought threatens Colorado River reservoirs' ability to generate hydropower, the Bureau of Reclamation is creating work-arounds.

News Analysis Ottawa says it’s prepared to retaliate against Washington’s decision to raise tariffs on softwood lumber, but ...

Lansing town officials have placed a new plaque at the Salt Point Natural Area as a tribute to area resident George Isaac. The Lansing Town Board voted on a resolution

Replies(2) (David Kay) [Please scroll to the end for authors affiliations.] The Patch reports the Fire Department investigation found the source of the March 23rd brush fire in the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve to be a homeless encampment in the area of origin. The fire was accelerated by strong winds. While the causes of these incidents are always concerning, there is another important part of the story: an ecological and historical one. Why did an intense brush fire burn at all in a we...

Toggle open close Global trade freedom has fallen for the third straight year and is at its lowest level since 2006. For countries around the world, that means higher tariffs and nontariff barriers than in the past. For families and businesses, it means that trading is more difficult and costly. The downward trend in trade freedom started well before the coronavirus pandemic, but a worldwide combination of pandemic-related business shutdowns and economic struggles has caused global goods trade ...

New Zealands Path to Prosperity Began With Rejecting Democratic Socialism New Zealand’s experience is one of numerous examples in which socialism caused ruin that capitalism then fixed. Friday, January 29, 2021 ELAMERICAN.COM ). For producing both material goods and personal fulfillment, freedom makes all the difference in the world. One country that proved that convincingly in the last 40 years is New Zealand. It is a model from which nations the world over can learn a great deal. Situated ...

“Boko Haram kill villagers in Christmas Eve attack,” the BBC reported on Dec. 25: at least 11 Christians were murdered in the village of Pemi, in northeastern Nigeria. As villagers fled into the bush, jihadists looted their homes and burned the local church and clinic. The site of the attack was only about 12 miles from the town of Chibok, where 276 mostly Christian schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014. Many of them were subsequently raped, and more than a hundred are still mi...

Here Are 26 Books to Add to Your Reading List for 2021 Commentary By Christian Mysliwiec is commentary editor of The Daily Signal. If you are looking for some exciting book recommendations to help you ring in the new year, look no further. Our friends at The Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action for America have 26 titles that we recommend you check out in 2021. New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor weaves a thrilling story in his new book, “American Traitor.” This novel is full o...