We like to say the US is a free country… but, what does that mean?
How free? Free in what ways?
How free are we compared to others? Compared to how free we were in the past?
In what ways could it be more free? In what ways do others have more freedoms?
This is an interesting index comparing the US to the globe in many areas of freedom.
Be sure to check out the auto-play of the heat-map changes of freedoms over time.
