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.
Meet the T-ICE-A. With airport checkpoint lines snarled by a shortage of Transportation Security Administration officers, President Donald Trump says…
Meanwhile, in Sudan While Iran, Israel, and Gaza have dominated headlines, a bloody power struggle among Sudanese warlords grinds on.…
from the too-late dept I’ve obviously talked a great deal about how RFK Jr. and his activity as the Secretary…
This week is a busy travel period. Sunday evening, I flew from Houston to Phoenix. Monday afternoon, I spoke at…
In brief Strategy unveiled plans to issue $44 billion worth of common and preferred equity. The firm’s variable rate preferred…
In October, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections. This case considered the narrow…
Review of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, playing at The Domain, Sydney (23 and 24 January 2026).Bats migrate across…
In brief BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) acquired 65,341 ETH last week. The company now holds over 4.66 million ETH tokens,…
From Authors Guild & Am. Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, decided today by Judge Colleen…
In brief Prosecutors said a March filing submitted in Sam Bankman-Fried’s name appears to have been sent from San Francisco,…
From today’s long decision by Judge Jennifer Thurston (E.D. Cal.) in Chandler v. Macomber: [S]ix women incarcerated in California women’s…
In brief 200 protesters marched from Anthropic to OpenAI and xAI offices in San Francisco. Activists called on AI companies…