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.
Lawyering requires care and attention to detail. No less an authority than Daniel Webster explained, “If he would be a…
U.S. and Iran back at it: It looks like the ceasefire is off, given that the U.S. and Iran traded heavy…
From Judge Donald Middlebrooks (S.D. Fla.) in Ahmed v. Dist. Bd. of Trs. for Indian River State Coll., decided June…
from the alarm-bells dept I’m not sure who out there is in RFK Jr.’s corner anymore, beyond some unfortunately powerful…
Not long after announcing the sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs in April 2025, President Donald Trump claimed the taxes on imports…
Great moments in unintended consequences—when something that sounds like a great idea goes horribly wrong. Watch the whole series. The year:…
In brief The Bank of Thailand is using data analytics to scan for abnormally high-volume trades in stablecoins, especially Tether’s…
“I thank my fellow candidates, in all their glory. Lord Buckethead, Elmo, and others. Forgive me if I don’t identify…
In brief Senate Democrats are ramping up opposition to the Clarity Act, demanding ethics rules barring President Trump and his…
In a scathing decision issued on Monday, a federal judge in Florida ruled that President Donald Trump’s January 29 lawsuit…
In brief 200 protesters marched between the offices of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind. Organizers again called on frontier AI…
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R–S.C.) and his political legacy as…