The latest Human Freedom Index released annually by the Cato Institute has some seriously depressing news: New Zealand is the most free country in the world for the third consecutive year. We are lucky to live in the most free country in the world but isn’t that a terrible indictment upon the rest of the planet?

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Stephen Berry is a former Act candidate and Auckland Mayoral candidate. The libertarian political commentator retired as a politician in July 2020 and now hosts the Mr Berry Mr Berry Show on Youtube.