New • Explore the 2025 Freedom Snapshots

Understand freedom. Compare it. Defend it.

Short, digestible lessons on liberty; a data-informed Freedom Meter for countries and states; a survey that maps your preferences to candidates; and a reference center to research the ideas that shaped free societies.

Built by The Truth About Freedom Resource Center.

Bite‑size lessons

Videos on human nature, why we need governments, the cost of freedom, and more.

Freedom Meter

Compare places on speech, markets, due process, privacy, and movement.

Personalized survey

Answer questions; see which candidates align with your priorities.

Freedom Meter

An illustrative score across five pillars. Select a place to preview demo data.

Speech
70 / 100
Markets
65 / 100
Due Process
62 / 100
Privacy
58 / 100
Movement
72 / 100

Note: demo scores for layout only. Replace with your data.

What goes into the score?

  • Free Speech and expression protections
  • Regulatory burden & ease of doing business
  • Rule of law: due process, property rights
  • Privacy & surveillance constraints
  • Freedom of movement & travel friction
Developer note:

Swap the demoData object in the script with your real dataset (CSV/JSON or API).

Featured videos

Quick primers on the foundations of freedom.

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Court columns representing rule of law

Why we need governments

Balancing order and liberty.

Megaphone representing free speech

The cost of freedom

Trade‑offs and responsibilities.

Open road symbolizing movement

Freedom of movement

Borders, travel, and opportunity.

Take the 3‑minute survey

Get a personalized alignment report and candidate matches.

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Reference center

Search summaries of classic works and modern research. (Demo client‑side search below.)

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Monthly digest of new videos, data updates, and tools.