Gauging the Freedom of America’s 50 States–And Which State Is Most Free

Freedom is thriving from coast to coast, and from New England to the Prairies, says the author of “Freedom in the 50 States,” William Ruger.

But some of the places he says are less free will likely come as a big surprise.

Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

• 01:05 William Ruger, Author, “Freedom in the 50 States”
• 01:45 Freedom and security with state-by-state analysis
• 02:15 Tool to evaluate and improve freedom in different states
• 03:32 New Hampshire leapfrogged Florida for Most Free 
• 04:04 How to compute the freedom ranking?
• 04:17  Index based on personal freedom and economic freedom
• 05:50 Index based on personal freedom and economic freedom
• 06:55 New Hampshire leapfrogged Florida for Most Free 
• 08:22 TX – good on economic, 50th in personal freedom
• 10:53 NY – little personal freedom and paternalistic policies 
• 13:29 CA – high taxes and regulations drive out businesses 
• 17:56 Economic freedom, government policies, and migration
• 18:59 Free states worry new residents will sour political landscape 
• 22:31 Internal migration impacts politics and the economy
• 25:10 Restricting economic freedom impacts other aspects of life
• 29:33 Has ESG reached its peak

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