The index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries … Continue reading “Economic Freedom of the World – 2021 Annual Report”

The top: Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Finland, UK, Holland, Sweden, Canada. The bottom: Venezuela, Haiti, Turkmenistan, Somalia, North Korea, … Continue reading “Where property rights are insecure, it is the poor who suffer most”

Since becoming the head of the Catholic Church in 2013, Pope Francis has not shied away from the political domain. On Sunday, the … Continue reading “The Pope just called private property a ‘secondary right.’ He couldn’t be more wrong”

Last week, the Fraser Institute, a Canadian think tank, confirmed what many of us already know – property rights in … Continue reading “Property rights are central to prosperity. If South Africa continues to weaken them, they risk becoming another Venezuela”

Bishop Robert Byrne of Hexham and Newcastle described Laudato Si, published five years ago next week, as a “prophetic document … Continue reading “The Church, property rights and the environment”

There is a strong case to be made that the most important pre-requisite for a sustainable environment is a society … Continue reading “Most environmental problems are really just tragedy-of-the-commons problems. Private property rights are the answer”

In April of this year Kenya wantonly destroyed some US$110 million of ivory, rhino horn and other wildlife products in … Continue reading “Want to protect wildlife? Assign property rights and turn it into a commodity”

“Capitalism v environment: can greed ever be green?” This headline from The Guardian captures the standard view of the relationship … Continue reading “Can capitalism be ‘green’?”

On June 16, 1992, London’s Daily Telegraph reported this astonishingly bold remark by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev: “Jesus was … Continue reading “Rendering Unto Caesar: Was Jesus A Socialist? (Part 1)”