New York State christened the “least free” in the United States:

The report, conducted by the Cato Institute, showed that New York ranked last place among the 50 states for 2022 policies that impacted economic, social, and personal freedoms. 

New York ranked 50th for economic freedom and scored at or near the bottom for debt and state and local taxation, government consumption, land use and labor policy.

“Heeeeeyyyyyy – the study is by the Cato Institute! They’re biased toward freedom!”

We live in a world where that can be seen as a pejorative.