The United States lags far behind other developed countries in terms of personal, civil and economic freedoms, according to a study released this month. Its neighbor to the north, for example, ranked 14 spots ahead of the so-called “Land of the Free.” Three international think tanks, the U.S.-based Cato Institute, Canada’s Fraser Institute, and Germany’s Liberales Institut at the Friedrich... 

The death of Eric Garner, unarmed African American man, by a white police officer last July led to protests across the US. The civil liberties situation in the United States has worsened due to the erosion of economic freedom, civil rights and other measures of personal liberty, according to a new comprehensive study. The United States fell from 17th in 2008 to 20th place in 2012, the most recent year...