Another Fairly Insane Cross-National Health Care Comparison

By Michael F. Cannon

Yesterday, countless newspapers published a really disappointing story by Noam Levey that the Los Angeles Times ran under this title: Global push to guarantee health coverage leaves U.S. behind; China, Mexico and other countries far less affluent are working to provide medical insurance for all citizens. It’s viewed as an economic investment. The article is little more [...]

Another Fairly Insane Cross-National Health Care Comparison is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog

The 2012 Index of Economic Freedom: Africa Still Rising

Yesterday, Heritage’s 2012 Index of Economic Freedom was released, and Africa features prominently. With an average score gain of 0.2 points, reflecting a net gain of economic freedom in 22 countries, sub-Saharan Africa is once again the most improved region. While scores of Western nations have seen their ratings plummet (including the United States), Africa has made noticeable progress. The small island nation of Mauritius (#8) is the first African country to break into the top 10 rankings. Botswana (#33), Rwanda (#59) and Cape Verde (#66) have also made substantial … More