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.
Harvard professor Jeffrey Flier and historian of science Terence Kealey debate the resolution, “The National Institutes of Health should be…
In brief City staff have concluded the Vancouver Charter does not allow Bitcoin in city reserves. The motion followed a…
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently appointed Judge Adam Tanenbaum to the state supreme court. This will likely be DeSantis’s final…
In brief Orbit lets users discuss markets, host livestreams and execute trades directly from posts within the OKX app. Performance…
President Donald Trump is replacing Kristi Noem, the embattled secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), due to mounting…
In brief Illicit cryptocurrency addresses received at least $154 billion in 2025. Sanctioned entities accounted for about $104 billion of…
Today I interviewed Judge Lawrence VanDyke at the University of Florida Federalist Society Chapter. (I am also in town for…
In brief Dogecoin (DOGE) is down about 8% in the last 24 hours, the biggest fall among top 100 crypto…
From CAIR-Foundation, Inc. v. DeSantis, decided yesterday by Judge Mark Walker (N.D. Fla.); the analysis seems correct to me: The…
In brief The settlement would require Rainberry, the company behind BitTorrent, to pay a $10 million civil penalty. The SEC…
from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and…
For the backstory on the Zizians, see Investigations Into 6 Killings Look to a Fringe Group Known as the Zizians…