tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post4444377833244628159..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: From Fifth to Forty-Second?Gus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-87161655221179943392009-05-07T22:59:00.000-06:002009-05-07T22:59:00.000-06:00Huh. While I'd heard of the Libertarian free state...Huh. While I'd heard of the Libertarian free state project, that name doesn't ring a bell to me -- but that would simply be due to the fact that I didn't pay attention when I'd heard about that project.<br /><br />In any event, a quick Google indicates that your hunch is likely right.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-5023458703247595222009-05-07T21:35:00.000-06:002009-05-07T21:35:00.000-06:00Did you notice that the lead author of this study ...Did you notice that the lead author of this study is Jason Sorens? Isn't he the L(l)ibertarian Free State Project guy? Interesting.<br /><br />Nice to see GA ranking pretty high up there, except Personal Freedom: GAH! Still with the Blue Laws! Although our homeschooling laws are fairly easy for me to live with....<br /><br />I second C. August's recommendation of the PRI study. Hopefully, someone (not me!) will take the time to compare the two indices...Jenn Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07849654785544313839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-74553524500896235642009-05-07T11:49:00.000-06:002009-05-07T11:49:00.000-06:00C.,
Thanks for mentioning that report and providi...C.,<br /><br />Thanks for mentioning that report and providing the link. At some point while writing this, I vaguely recalled it -- and then promptly forgot to mention it at all.<br /><br />If I recall correctly, that report cited unfavorable trends in Texas, which had been freer before.<br /><br />GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-71388527390045899502009-05-07T11:35:00.000-06:002009-05-07T11:35:00.000-06:00Hi Gus,
You might be interested in (if you haven'...Hi Gus,<br /><br />You might be interested in (if you haven't already seen it) the Pacific Research Institute's report, the "<A HREF="http://special.pacificresearch.org/pub/sab/entrep/2008/Economic_Freedom/map.html" REL="nofollow">U.S. Economic Freedom Index: 2008 Report</A>." Eric Daniels is one of the authors. My link there is to the map, which shows that Texas is #31 and Massachusetts is #33, in _economic_ freedom. <br /><br />The report doesn't get into "personal" freedom as expressed in the report you cited.<br /><br />But as far as what the PRI report covers, here is a quote from Daniels, "We define economic freedom as the right of individuals to pursue their interests through voluntary exchange of private property under rule of law." And later, "Economic freedom and prosperity, happiness, development, and growth are maximized under a system of freedom, which means a system of capitalism."C. Augusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05860759500684485756noreply@blogger.com