Article
Finland Flourishes As Freedom Flounders In The 'Land Of The Free'
Finland Flourishes As Freedom Flounders In The 'Land Of The Free'
Global freedom declined for the 20th consecutive year in 2025, according to Freedom House. More than 50 countries saw political rights and civil liberties deteriorate, including the United States.
This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Gabriel Cohen, ranks the world’s most and least free countries using Freedom House’s 2026 Freedom in the World report, which evaluates political rights and civil liberties across 195 countries and territories.
Finland topped the rankings with a perfect score of 100, followed by New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden at...
aboutLiberty Portal
Liberty Portal is your gateway for free markets and free thinking. We aggregate open-sourced content to promote and popularize important people and lessons within the liberty movement.
suggested
May 6, 2026 / David Gordon, Roger E. Bissell
Is Libertarianism Incoherent?
Philosopher Matt Zwolinski has declared libertarianism to lack any coherent standards. Zwolinski’s confusion is the result of his rejection of libertarianism as outlined by Murray Rothbard and others based upon free markets based on individual rights.
Read more
Feb 27, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Jack Smith's Secret Orders Targeting Patel And Wiles Should Alarm Us All
Jack Smith's Secret Orders Targeting Patel And Wiles Should Alarm Us All
Authored by Jonathan Turley,
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith has long operated under Oscar Wilde’s rule that “the only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.”
Over the last few months, the public has learned of a wide array of secret orders targeting members of Congress, Trump allies, and others.
Now, the Administration has learned that FBI Director Kash Patel and White House Susie Wiles were also targeted by Smith in 2022 and 2023 when they...
Read more
Jun 10, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Americans' Real Wages Are Shrinking As CPI Tops 4% For First Time In 3 Years
Americans' Real Wages Are Shrinking As CPI Tops 4% For First Time In 3 Years
With expectations of a 4%-plus print, all eyes are on this morning's CPI report as we move past April's shutdown-related distortions.
Headline CPI rose 0.5% MoM (as expected) in May, lifting prices 4.2% YoY (also as expected). The first 4%-plus print since April 2023...
Core Goods prices deflated in May while Energy remains a notable contributor...
CPI details:
Headline: The all items index rose 4.2 percent for the 12 months ending May, after rising 3.8 percent for the 12 months...
Read more




