US vs: Freedom

<p>How free are we? Are some countries more free than we are? What does freedom even <i>mean</i>?</p><p>In this episode in our "US vs" series, we talk with the co-author of the <a href="https://www.cato.org/human-freedom-index/2022">Human Freedom Index</a>, Ian Vasquez, about how we rank in our measure of liberty. Then we do a deep dive into Freedom of the Press with Jenifer Whitten-Woodring, co-author of the <a href="https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/historical-guide-to-world-media-freedom/book237148"><i>Historical Guide to World Media Freedom: A Country-by-Country Analysis</i></a>.</p><p>Here are some links to other episodes we've done that explore our ever-changing tally of who gets those freedoms in the first place:</p><p><a href="https://www.civics101podcast.org/declarationrevisited">Declaration Revisited</a></p><p><a href="https://www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-episodes/billofrights">The Bill of Rights</a></p><p><a href="https://www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-episodes/19thamendment">The 19th Amendment</a></p>