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.
Anthropic’s popular Claude AI chatbot platform dealt with an extended outage early Monday, with the company saying around 11 a.m.…
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss the U.S. military strikes against Iran, and why the United States…
In brief BitMine added another $103 million in Ethereum last week. The firm now holds 3.71% of the entire circulating…
In Australia, a Gold Coast couple suffered a home invasion in which when masked thieves stole valuables and drove off…
The price of Bitcoin jumped to a two-week high near $70,000 on Monday, pushing higher alongside riskier assets as the…
When it rains, it pours. On Monday, the Supreme Court issued two consequential orders on the emergency docket. First, the…
In brief Nasdaq files with the SEC to offer binary “Outcome Related Options” contracts. The move puts Nasdaq in competition…
Mirabelli v. Bonta is a momentous emergency docket ruling that was frankly not on my radar. Sooner or later, I…
In brief The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case over copyrights for AI-generated art. Courts continue to rule…
Today’s opinion in Mirabelli v. Bonta involved, on the merits, California policies that “prevent schools from telling them about their…
In brief Circle shares rose another 15% Monday, extending gains to roughly 60% since last week’s Q4 earnings. Analysts point…
from the on-the-horizon dept We’ve talked a lot about the resurgence of measles in America over the past 14 or…