And in that 'ranking' they put 'Hong Kong' as the #1 'most free' place in the world. Yes, the same Hong Kong that is not a democracy, wherein the CCP can and w

And in that 'ranking' they put 'Hong Kong' as the #1 'most free' place in the world. Yes, the same Hong Kong that is not a democracy, wherein the CCP can and will come and get you anytime they please, wherein if you speak out against the government, you can go to jail, wherein every action of every citizen is monitored by the CPP. I find this to be somewhat problematic. Apparently they forgot to include 'political freedom' - which is a rather odd thing to overlook :) They also place nations such as UAE far ahead of the US in terms of 'economic freedom' - this, a 'nation' wherein the various 'mini monarchs' have absolute authority, can pluck your finances, do as they please with you - for whatever reason they want, at any time, and are completely above the law. Of course total censorship of information, and absolute power by the police to intervene in your personal affairs have something to do with 'economic freedom'. The Cato institute does some good (but opinionated work), but find this is irresponsible.