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.
From the June 23 decision in Huckabee v. Meta Platforms, Inc., by Third Circuit Judge Peter Phipps, joined by Judges…
In brief A 21-year-old American man has been indicted in Israel on espionage charges—the first such case involving a U.S.…
Ilya Somin has already covered much of the Trump v. Barbara territory in his posting here on the VC a…
The American bald eagle–our nation’s national bird and symbol–is doing well. Populations have been expanding for years, and are now…
In brief Labour MP Phil Brickell has reported Nigel Farage to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, alleging he lobbied the…
An excerpt from Openden v. Kennedy, decided Tuesday by Judge Adam Abelson (D. Md.):In June 2024, the Centers for Medicare…
In brief U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $221.7 million on Thursday, their biggest daily inflow in about two months,…
Waiting in gas lines and listening to sweater-wearing President Jimmy Carter tell us to turn down the thermostat are among…
If Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton was well-suited for the pieties of the Obama years, then the anti-Hamilton, Gore Vidal’s Burr, was even more auspiciously…
Order Barring Communication Between Inmate/Probationer and Daughter for 11 Years Is Unconstitutional
From Tuesday’s Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision in State v. Brister, by Judge Sara Geenen, joined by Chief Judge Joseph…
After a deadly school shooting in Tacloban, Philippines, the government has temporarily banned the video game Gorebox because one of the…
When President Donald Trump signed a new North American trade deal during his first term, he celebrated it as “the…