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 Ripple secured a $200 million debt facility from Neuberger Specialty Finance to expand Ripple Prime, its institutional prime…
How worried should you be? The cruise ship on which hantavirus had been spreading—the MV Hondius—docked over the weekend and let off…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do…
from the do-not-pass-go,-do-not-collect-$200 dept More than 4,000 Hollywood insiders recently signed a letter blasting Paramount’s planned $111 billion merger with Warner Brothers,…
From NDMAscendant, LLC v. Matze, decided Thursday by the Nevada Supreme Court (Justices Kristina Pickering, Elissa Cadish, and Patricia Lee):…
In brief Digital asset investment products attracted $857.9 million last week, the largest single-week total since April 24, according to…
I WANT FREE MINDS AND FREE MARKETS! Help Reason push back with more of the fact-based reporting we do best.…
In March, the U.S. Senate passed a bill full of tweaks to federal grant programs and regulations. Although nearly all…
Brodie Mitchell, a student at Royal Holloway, University of London, is facing possible hate crime charges after saying a pro-Palestinian…
The Science Misinformation Gap The transatlantic battle over social media and censorship. Read the full article here
In mid-2025, Bumble’s founder Whitney Wolfe Herd returned to the company she had left fourteen months earlier and offered a…
Milla74/Dreamstime On May 22, 2-3 PM eastern time, the Cato Institute will host an online event on “Trump v. Barbara:…