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 ah-the-memories dept Five Years Ago This week in 2021, we looked at how state laws around community broadband…
Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision rejecting President Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Policy Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs is…
Justice Gorsuch’s concurrence in Learning Resources v. Trump is something of a Godfather-esque settling of family business. He challenges and critiques…
In brief AdGazer is a model that predicts human ad attention using eye-tracking–trained AI. Page context drives up to one-third…
Trump announces his “Liberation Day” tariffs. April 2025. (CNP/AdMedia/Newscom) The Atlantic just published my article (gift link) about the tariff ruling…
From yesterday’s decision by Judge Kirk Sherriff (E.D. Cal.) in Johnson v. Fliger (for more on an earlier phase of…
From the Report & Recommendation in New Moon Reptiles LLC v. Saekow d/b/a DD’s Plants, issued by Magistrate Judge Ryon…
In brief BIP 360 co-authors say Bitcoin signatures are the main quantum risk for the blockchain. About 30% of Bitcoin…
Like many recent politicians, Virginia’s Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger has made “affordability” the linchpin of her gubernatorial agenda. Right on…
Boe v. Garcia, decided Thursday by Eleventh Circuit Judges Robert Luck, Barbara Lagoa, and Andrew Brasher, upheld a district court’s…
I WANT FREE MINDS AND FREE MARKETS! Help Reason push back with more of the fact-based reporting we do best.…
Devon Horton resigned as school superintendent in DeKalb County, Georgia, after being indicted on 17 federal counts over an alleged…