https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/04/hail-freedonia-hail-estonia/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 16:37:52 -0400<![CDATA[As a former left-wing-communist-dupe-type, I hadn&#8217;t realized, until reading Mary Anastasia O&#8217;Grady&#8217;s oped in this morning&#8217;s WSJ, that Hong Kong, apparently for several years now, stands at the very top of all countries (or city states, in its case, I suppose) in the annual Index of Economic Freedom published by the Journal and the Heritage Foundation. Silly me&#8211;I thought HK was now under the lock, at least to some extent, of Red China. But evidently the Chicoms themselves continue on their merry way toward relegating Marxism-Leninism-MaoTseTung-Thought to the memorabilia market. According to the WSJ: Notable gains were made by China; it is still a &#8220;mostly unfree&#8221; economy but moved up 16 places and is continuing a trend toward liberalization.]]>Tue, 04 Jan 2005 06:51:22 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2005/01/04/hail-freedonia-hail-estonia-n206247