Opinion: Freedom is on the decline in the land of the free
Human Freedom Index 2022, released by the Cato Institute
The U.S. was ranked eighth globally as recently as 2008, suggesting a troubling weakening of human freedom in a nation that once prided itself as the land of the free. A big hit occurred during the 2007-10 Great Recession and what Forbes called President Obama’s “Record-Shattering Regulatory Rulebook.” Vasquez said, “The biggest long-term deterioration is in the rule of law. First is the rise of crony capitalism, such as bailouts to particular companies — favoritism of certain industries close to power.”
Other contributing factors to America’s slide in human freedom over the last two decades, Vasquez said, have been “the war on drugs, the war on terror and the regular wars.”The index runs from 0 to 10 . Overall, America scored 8.52. For comparison, the top countries were Switzerland , New Zealand and Estonia . Canada ranked 13th and Mexico 98th . However, the index didn’t score on gun rights, Vasquez said, because of no cross-country data.
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