2004 Index of Economic Freedom
by Heritage Foundation 2004
The road to growth is paved with liberty: the Index clearly shows the correlation between liberty and prosperity. Find the ranking of your country and draw your own conclusions!
Heritage Foundation

The Emptying of Russia
by Nicholas Eberstadt 2004
Russia is at the brink of a steep demographic decline--a peacetime population hemorrhage framed by a collapse and a catastrophic surge, respectively, in the birth and death rates.
American Enterprise Institute