Freedom IndexMedia & Culture
Media & Culture explores how journalism, entertainment, and creative industries influence—and are influenced by—free speech. From press freedom to artistic expression, this category highlights the cultural impact of censorship and the ongoing struggle for open dialogue.
In brief A cross-party group of UK MPs and peers has launched a parliamentary inquiry into the banking difficulties faced…
Officials in Culver City, California, are considering a permanent ban on new fast-food restaurants with drive-thru lanes. The proposal grew out…
I guess we’re all working-class now: “I think if you have to work to pay your bills, I think that…
In an update to my post on the Hawaii Supreme Court’s lawlessness, I pointed out that the Hawaii legislature actually…
Nine years ago this summer, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in my favor in Matal v. Tam—the case about my…
South Dakota can’t stop a website from telling women of that state about abortion pills and where to get them—at…
from the play-trademark-ball dept There is no shortage of examples of Major League Baseball attempting to wield overly broad trademarks…
In June, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Hemani that the government can’t strip your right to…
In South Carolina, where tattooing was not legalized until 2004, tattoo shops face some of the strictest regulations in the…
NA Today, Donald Trump announced plans to impose 50% tariffs on a wide range of Canadian imports to the United…
During his speech about election security last Thursday, President Donald Trump renewed his pitch for the SAVE America Act, focusing…
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss the escalating war with Iran and whether President Donald Trump has any…