The US earned 83 out of 100 possible points this year in Freedom House’s annual rankings of freedoms around the world, an 11-point drop from its ranking of 94 a decade ago. The US’s new ranking places it on par with countries like Panama, Romania and Croatia and behind countries such as Argentina and Mongolia. It lagged far behind countries like the United Kingdom (93), Chile (93), Costa Rica (91) and Slovakia (90). But this year, Repucci authored an extensive report doing just that, a move motivated by increasing concern over attacks on freedoms in the US. I do think that these problems can be solved and people should take heart in that.”

Source: The Guardian March 24, 2021 10:52 UTC