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 history-in-the-unmaking dept The Trump administration’s project for erasing the parts of American history they find inconvenient continues unabated.…
Another nicely crafted passage from Justice Gorsuch’s concurrence today in the tariff case, further defending the “major questions doctrine”—the principle…
President Donald Trump suffered a major setback today at the Supreme Court, which rejected his claim of sweeping tariff authority…
“I’m your Huckleberry,” murmurs Doc Holliday—pale, sweaty, tubercular, yet somehow still a portrait of virility. “We started a game we…
When Sarah Wells, the founder and CEO of a designer breast-pump bag company in Alexandria, Virginia, heard that the Supreme…
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Arizona state prison system’s health care services to be put under the control…
Six of the nine justices who currently serve on the U.S. Supreme Court were appointed by Republican presidents. Today, in…
In brief A total of 41 House Democrats urged Scott Bessent to scrutinize a bank charter application from the Trump…
An excerpt from his Executive Functions post today; note that his and Curtis Bradley’s Foreign Affairs, Nondelegation, and the Major Questions…
In brief AMC Theatres has backed out of screening “Thanksgiving Day,” an award-winning AI generated short film. The film’s distributor,…
from the despots-gonna-despot dept It’s all well and good that we have a system of laws and rules in place.…
Robby Soave and Jason Russell unpack the Supreme Court’s blockbuster tariff ruling—what it means for executive power, trade policy, and…