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The U.S. isn’t one of the top 10 most free countries in the world, study says (mcclatchydc.com)
2 points by randomname2 on Oct 3, 2016 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



> Personal freedom, as defined by the London-based Legatum Institute, measures a nation’s performance at both guaranteeing individual freedom and encouraging social tolerance.

Probably quite different from the definition used by Freedom House or other groups that have tried to measure this. I wonder how much results vary between studies like this conducted in good faith at the same time using different conceptions of freedom.




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