cultml:

When the wind, behind our eyes swell
Starring down all, who generalize well
A chemical change of the spirit
Will be the exchange for our visit

Putting more makeup on the masks that we wear
Turning our nightlights on in the daytime to scare

If we say that (we want it)
We only want it with the lights out
If it’s a game, well (we want it)
We only want it with the lights out

If we enter, through the front door
With the keys we stole the night before
Now we have right to be the masters
Of the tangles of disaster

Ladies and gentlemen it’s time to unveil
If this is the moment now to ask do we dare?

If we say that (we want it)
We only want it with the lights out
If it’s a game, well (we want it)
We only want it with the lights out
If we survive this (we want it)
We only want it with the lights out
So delegate it! (we want it)
We only want it with the lights out

Turning our nightlights on in the daytime to scare
If this is the moment now to ask do we dare?…

catoinstitute:

Why do we measure freedom? Because freedom is inherently valuable and plays a central role in human progress.

The United States ranks 17th in the fourth annual Human Freedom Index (HFI), the most comprehensive measure of freedom ever created for a large number of countries around the globe. Overall, the report finds global freedom has fallen slightly since 2008.

“The Rule of Law continues to be a weak point for the United States, which has relatively low ratings when it comes to such areas as the protection of property rights, the enforcement of contracts, and criminal justice,” says co-author Ian Vásquez. “The Rule of Law plays a fundamental role in upholding liberty, so anyone who cares about freedom in the United States should be concerned with its evolution.”

Explore the 2018 Human Freedom Index — released today in honor of Human Rights Day — and see how your country ranks. Then, join the conversation on Twitter with #FredomIndex18…