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.
It has been illegal since 1986 for the federal government to establish a national firearms registry. As you might expect…
For my entire adult life, I’ve listened to self-described “constitutional” conservatives strut around like God’s gift to the nation’s conscience, as…
Wisconsin Public Radio (Sarah Lehr) reported Monday: A judge has sanctioned Kenosha County District Attorney Xavier Solis over his use of artificial…
Today is the ten year anniversary of Justice Scalia’s passing. At the time, I could not have fathomed what the…
When the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown began last year, several entrepreneurs and concerned citizens established support groups and apps to…
Written by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox, read by William Laing.This video essay written by demographers Joel Kotkin and Wendell…
The new Wuthering Heights is technically a literary adaptation of Emily Brontë’s 1847 gothic romance about class and society, but…
from the the-almond-bothers dept Back in 2023, we talked about a strange trademark dispute out of the UK concerning oat-based…
The article is here; some excerpts: One of the greatest privileges of being a federal judge is the honor of presiding…
In brief Workplace monitoring software tools are being targeted by ransomware hackers, according to cybersecurity firm Huntress. A new report…
The article is here; from the Introduction: John Stuart Mill continues to stir trouble in the twenty-first century. Nowhere is Mill’s…
A review of The First King of England: Æthelstan and the Birth of a Kingdom by David Woodman, 344 pages,…