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Freedom: Are we as free as we think ? In conversation with Ian Vasquez from the Cato Institute, co-author of the Human Freedom Index, published by the Cato Institute and the Fraser Institute.
Freedom: Are we as free as we think ? In conversation with Ian Vasquez from the Cato Institute, co-author of the Human Freedom Index, published by the Cato Institute and the Fraser Institute.
The Human Freedom Index presents the state of human freedom around the world based on a broad measure that covers personal , civil and economic freedom. The United States ranks 23 out of 165 nations included in the index.
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