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.
In brief Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said quantum computing will not “break the blockchain,” calling it “a very solvable issue.”…
In brief Optimism’s OP token dropped by double digits after Base announced that it was transitioning from OP Stack to…
I WANT FREE MINDS AND FREE MARKETS! Help Reason push back with more of the fact-based reporting we do best.…
Criminal courts in England and Wales face a huge backlog of more than 79,600 cases waiting to be tried. That…
From a very long security clearance opinion released Jan. 30 by the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA), but…
Mamdani’s budget blues: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was elected on a promise of massively increasing city spending on…
Ready or not, AI is here. Even when you don’t know it. I recently bought a WiFi extender from XFinity.…
In brief UNESCO has projected that generative AI outputs could drive revenue losses of 24% for music creators and 21%…
This week, guest host Zach Weissmueller is joined by Fardad Farahzad, a prominent Iranian journalist and the primetime anchor of 24 with…
In brief Cumulative altcoin sell pressure hit -$209 billion, plunging from near-zero in January 2025 Binance now holds $47.5 billion…
from the one-flu-over-the-cuckoo’s-nest dept Dr. Vinay Prasad is currently the FDA’s top vaccine regulator. He’s also one of many medical…
Do you remember Judge Robert Pratt from the Southern District of Iowa? Probably not. In December 2020, he made headlines…