An index of economic freedom is a composite measure of the quality of political-economic institutions across different jurisdictions. Scores and ranks in an index are based on criteria such as ...

The 2006 Freedom Index, the earliest measure of freedom calculated for this report, is most strongly associated with levels of prosperity in 2021. ... and political freedom. ...

Since returning to power in 2023, nationalist Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has tightened his grip on what he deems ...

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)/Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom measures the key aspects of political and economic freedom, such as the strength of democratic checks and balances ...

Earlier this year, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty released its annual Religious Freedom Index, which revealed that ...

Overall academic freedom in the United States declined 15% (from 0.93 in 2012 to 0.79 in 2022), but teachers’ freedom to speak their mind on topics of their choosing—even political ones—has ...

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday announced the launch of a new political advocacy group, “Advancing American Freedom,” a move designed with an eye to his political future and his ...

Hungary (Source: Human Freedom Index 2021) As Reason noted last month, the twin threats of political populism and the COVID-19 pandemic have triggered an erosion in democratic values across the globe.

On the Heritage Index of Economic Freedom, only two countries rank lower: Venezuela and North Korea. These are not separate problems. Political and economic tyranny are symptoms of the same malady.

The 2023 update to the Academic Freedom Index, released Thursday, paints a bleak picture for the U ... “Academic freedom is in retreat for over 50 percent of the world’s population—4 billion people ..