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 President Trump said he will not sign a bipartisan housing bill containing a temporary CBDC ban. It will…
Stay-at-home moms: Reader, let me take your hand and guide you to a realm of the internet that I inhabit,…
In brief Strategy has started selling Bitcoin to fund dividends on its preferred stock, a shift from its long-standing “never…
In January 2024, in End Citizens United PAC v. FEC, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not…
from the fix-your-own-shit dept To be clear, the FTC under Donald Trump and new boss Andrew Ferguson has been a…
In brief Rossen Iossifov, a Bulgarian national serving 111 months for laundering nearly $5 million, has been charged with conspiring…
7/10/1832: President Jackson vetoes the bill to recharter the Second Bank of the United States. He wrote that the bill…
If you like history but don’t care what actually happened, check out Fin vs History. The podcast features two British comedians,…
In brief North Carolina has passed a law recognizing the CFTC’s authority over prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket,…
In England, a major report found that more than 500 mothers and babies died or were seriously harmed at Nottingham University…
In 2022, sheriff’s deputies in Adams County, Ohio, showed up at the home of the Grammy-nominated rapper Joseph Foreman, a.k.a.…