Category Archives: Freedoms

My Midterm Election Opinions, Part II

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Election Opinions, Part II As usual, I will try to back up my opinions on the midterm election with facts.  Those who wish to continue living in their fact-free universe should not read any further.   The increases in crime … Continue reading →

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Freedom on the Net 2022 Ratings by Country

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Freedom on the Internet and in social media in 2021-22 shows that only 18% of global internet users are assessed as Free, 34% as Partly Free, and 37% as Not Free.  11% are in countries that were not assessed.  The … Continue reading →

Posted in Affairs of State, Algorithms, Big Data, China, Communications, Cybersecurity, Democracy, Democracy Ratings, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom to Assemble, Freedom to Petition, Freedoms, Infrastructure, Iran, Middle East, NATO, Putin, Religion, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Nations | Leave a comment

Democracy Survey Details of Countries of Current Concern

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

We go back to the International Democracy Survey of 2022 and focus in more detail on countries of current concern to understand how they have entrapped and suppressed their populations to live in dictatorships. The first two components are the … Continue reading →

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Natural Abortion and Miscarriage Data, and Elective Abortions and Adoptions

Posted on May 14, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Natural Abortion and Miscarriage Data, and Elective Abortions and Adoptions. The subject of abortions has many philosophical, religious, physiological, health care, equity, life planning, and family economical aspects, apart from the judicial rules created by the Federalist Society choices for … Continue reading →

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The Slap Heard ‘Round the World, and US, Ukraine, and Nuclear Violence

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Slap Heard ‘Round the World, and US, Ukraine, and Nuclear Violence I have retreated from further commenting on the Ukraine genocide because of the sadness of what is going on and the feeling and reality of helplessness to stop … Continue reading →

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War, Inhumanity, and War Crimes are a Plague That Easily Spreads

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

War, Inhumanity, and War Crimes are a Plague That Easily Spreads The US did not get involved in the 1940 German invasions in Europe until Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.  President Roosevelt wanted us to get more involved other … Continue reading →

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The International Democracy Survey of 2022

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

For most countries, there are few changes from the Survey of 2021, which we recently put up.  The 2022 survey includes events through 2021.  The 2022 Survey is at V-dem.org.  It is a compilation of ratings from 0 to 1 … Continue reading →

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The Spread of Authoritarians and Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Spread of Authoritarianism and Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine freedomhouse.org had a seminar this morning presenting their new Freedom in the World 2022 ratings, which I reported on with current focus in the previous blog post.  I’m partly reporting on … Continue reading →

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Freedom in the World 2022 Ratings of Countries

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Freedom in the World 2022 Ratings of Countries by Freedom House Characterizing countries by Free, Partly Free, and Not Free, the world’s population living in Free countries had taken a dramatic fall in 2019 from about 40% to 20%.  Those … Continue reading →

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The Democracy Index 2021 Summary

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Democracy Index 2021 Summary This is produced yearly by The Economist Intelligence Unit, based on 60 indicators in 5 categories.  Each category is rated 0-10, and then the overall score is their average.  We focus on those by size … Continue reading →

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