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.
NA The Supreme Court is likely to decide Trump v. Barbara, the birthright citizenship case, sometime this week or next…
At long last: “Yesterday was a very, very good day,” Vice President J.D. Vance told reporters from Switzerland, where he…
from the obviously-two-entirely-different-things dept It’s no secret ICE officers are using their phones and their tech toys to do way…
From Wednesday’s report and recommendation by Magistrate Judge David Fannin (W.D. Tex.) in Flash v. Jeff Davis County, a summary…
In brief Bitcoin is changing hands near $64,600, down about 13% over the past month and roughly 50% below its…
Like his progressive comrades, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has an ambitious big-government agenda he proposes to fund by…
In brief Dozens of mostly college-age creators were paid to film fake bets, and sometimes fake wins, on near-identical copies…
After less than two years in office, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has resigned. “The question my party is asking…
The owners of Big Back’s Cajun Kitchen say the officials in College Park, Georgia, have unfairly targeted their restaurant with repeated…
One of David Hockney’s favourite stories concerned a ceramic owl made by Picasso. Standing before it in contemplation, he would…
In brief Inception Labs’ Mercury 2 generates roughly 1,000 tokens per second and scored 90 on the AIME 2026 Google’s…
In brief Researchers proposed an “amplification spiral” framework to explain how AI chatbots may reinforce delusional beliefs. The model centers…