In an age of expanding national security powers, increasing surveillance state, and rolled-back civil liberties protections, Americans' perception of their own personal freedoms is plummeting, according to the annual ranking by the Legatum Institute in London. In Washington D.C. this week to promote their findings, researchers with the Legatum
American Ranking Plummets In Global Index Of ‘Personal Freedoms’
The nation’s handling of civil liberties, freedom of choice, tolerance of ethnic minorities, and tolerance of immigrants sends it from 9th to 21st place worldwide