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.
Providence, Rhode Island, Police Chief Oscar Perez defended officers who arrested four people while responding to a noise complaint at…
From U.S. v. Virginia, decided yesterday by Judge Robert Payne (E.D. Va.); these conclusions played a role in the court’s…
From U.S. v. Virginia, decided yesterday by Judge Robert Payne (E.D. Va.): On May 20, 2026, citing concerns that federal…
In a recent New York Times op-ed, the senior socialist senator from Vermont argued that artificial intelligence was “built on our collective…
Atrocities of the Mind: Essays on Violence and Politics in the American Century, by Dwight Macdonald, edited by John Summers,…
In brief Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is renewing calls to ban politicians and their spouses from issuing or promoting crypto assets,…
In a special America 250 issue, Reason takes a look back at our country’s founding people and ideas. Read more…
In brief BridgeBench’s debugging score for Claude Fable 5 dropped from 86.2 to 25.9 after its July 1 reinstatement—but the…
Nearly half of Americans don’t understand what we’re celebrating for America’s 250th anniversary, according to a new poll. Clearly, the…
from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and…
7/3/1941: Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone takes oath. Chief Justice Harlan Fiske StoneThe post Today in Supreme Court History: July…
In a special America 250 issue, Reason takes a look back at our country’s founding people and ideas. Read more…