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.
A review of Recession: The Real Reasons Economies Shrink and What to Do About It by Tyler Goodspeed, 320 pages,…
Among other things, Otis responds to my post from yesterday; an excerpt: The main criterion in a democratic system is…
In brief Coachella built three AI projects with Google DeepMind during the 2026 festival. The tools include a 3D version…
I have a question about how to present the results of legal scholarship generated in part with AI. I pose…
On April 15, Justice Clarence Thomas delivered a lecture at the University of Texas at Austin in honor of the…
The walls that once separated TV shows, feature films, viral videos, and holiday snapshots are collapsing. All those forms are…
In brief Endless Toil is a new GitHub plugin that plays escalating human groans as your AI agent reads increasingly…
The annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner burst into chaos last night when a man armed with what was reportedly a…
I WANT FREE MINDS AND FREE MARKETS! Help Reason push back with more of the fact-based reporting we do best.…
The world’s worst nuclear disaster began 40 years ago at 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, when Unit 4 at…
On Saturday 26 April 1986, at 1:23 a.m., a safety test at Chernobyl’s nuclear power plant spiralled out of control.…
This evening, immediately after I turned my phone on, I saw headlines about shots fired at the Washington Hilton where…