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 Three men have been jailed in the UK for a £4 million cryptocurrency fraud in which they impersonated…
For two and a half decades, Christopher Nolan has been Hollywood’s great liberal humanist, a defender of the secular, human…
from the this-is-why-we-can’t-have-nice-things dept Here’s a short crash course in U.S. telecom policy. Giant and very unpopular companies like Comcast,…
From Lax v. CUNY, decided in 2024 by N.Y. trial court judge Gina Abadi, and just affirmed Wednesday in a…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not…
California local governments of every size are crying poor as they struggle with budget shortfalls amid what many officials predictably…
In brief Bitcoin is trading near $63,000, down around 2% on the day and roughly 47% below its October record,…
At Monticello, the central Virginia home of Thomas Jefferson, the phrase Our Guy Wrote It is emblazoned on banners and T-shirts hailing…
In brief Citadel Securities, the market-making giant founded by billionaire Ken Griffin, has invested $400 million in Crypto.com, valuing the…
In Albany, Georgia, five police officers were fired after an internal audit found they had used the department’s Flock license…
7/16/2019: Justice John Paul Stevens died. Justice John Paul StevensThe post Today in Supreme Court History: July 16, 2019 appeared…
Back at it: “Iran said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz was an inviolable ‘red line,’ warning that if…