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.
Naturalization ceremonies on the Fourth of July are singularly joyous occasions. New members are officially inducted into the American project…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept The All-in-One Adobe Creative Cloud Suite Course Bundle has 10 courses designed to teach you about…
From today’s opinion by Magistrate Judge Jennifer Willis (S.D.N.Y.) in Dixon v. Cartagena:On June 1, 2026, Roc Nation filed a…
In brief Since May 7, Empery Digital sold 1,400 Bitcoin for about $87.1 million, slashing its BTC treasury by nearly…
from the the-censorship-police-are-getting-bolder dept Another senior Trump administration official is gleefully showing off his true colors: The current general counsel…
Two teenagers were detained by police in San Mateo, California, earlier this week after a Waymo representative alerted law enforcement…
In brief The Federal Reserve named Xbox CEO Asha Sharma to a task force studying AI’s impact on jobs and…
In the days before the much-ballyhooed celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary, Gallup dropped what passes for a bombshell from its…
from the the-anxious-generation-are-the-boomers dept It’s no secret that I’m a fan of developmental psychologist Candice Odgers. I’ve mentioned her and…
More than one out of every $10 in federal food stamp payments was made in error last year—and states with…
In brief Circle secured final OCC approval to establish a national trust bank, shifting its $73.2 billion stablecoin to a…
The U.S. government came to like the work of historian David Kahn, who passed away in 2024. The National Security…