Measuring the health of the American republic
Americans measure almost everything.We track inflation, unemployment, consumer confidence, stock prices, test scores, crime rates, election returns — even yards after catch. Every month brings another flood of government data intended to tell us how well the nation is doing at the moment. While other national assessments focus on narrower topics such as the economy, the Independence Index measures whether people are preserving the habits, beliefs, and institutions that make liberty itself possible.The founders did not establish the United States merely to create wealth or an efficient government.
- ▪Americans measure almost everything.We track inflation, unemployment, consumer confidence, stock prices, test scores, crime rates, election returns — even yards after catch.
- ▪Every month brings another flood of government data intended to tell us how well the nation is doing at the moment.
- ▪While other national assessments focus on narrower topics such as the economy, the Independence Index measures whether people are preserving the habits, beliefs, and institutions that make liberty itself possible.The founders did not establ
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| Publication time | Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 |
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Americans measure almost everything.We track inflation, unemployment, consumer confidence, stock prices, test scores, crime rates, election returns — even yards after catch. Every month brings another flood of government data intended to tell us how well the nation is doing at the moment. Recommended Stories The GOP can avoid a blue wave Slowing data center construction signals the need for pro-growth reforms The hidden contracts keeping hospital prices high Yet for all the statistics we compile, one question is rarely asked: How healthy is the American experiment itself?Advertisement To help answer that question, Advancing American Freedom has launched the Independence Index, an ongoing assessment of the nation’s progress across the three enduring principles proclaimed in the Declaration…
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