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.
The Australian government has spent the last decade introducing steep tax hikes to curb smoking, and, as a result, the…
from the none-of-this-makes-sense dept Full disclosure: this post is going to pose way more questions than answers. That’s because the…
From Students Engaged in Advancing Texas v. Paxton, decided yesterday by the Fifth Circuit (Judges Jerry Smith and Andrew Oldham):…
When President Donald Trump announced a takeover of the Kennedy Center last year, he explained it was to combat a…
Sen. Bernie Sanders. (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/SplashNews/Newscom) In a recent New York Times article, socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders presented a proposal to…
An excerpt from the long (and, I think, basically correct) opinion in Hoffman v. N.Y. Times Co., decided yesterday by…
In brief Cypherpunk Technologies shares tumbled 37% on Friday as jitters tied to a Zcash bug knocked the Winklevoss-backed firm.…
From Judge Nathaniel Gorton (D. Mass.) today in Larrabee v. Trump: J. Whitfield Larrabee …. alleges that since taking office,…
It’s My Party and I’ll Die If I Want To The most consequential weakness of philosopher and journalist Kathleen Stock’s…
In brief House Republicans unveiled seven crypto tax bills set to be discussed at a Tuesday Ways and Means Committee…
from the acceptable-collateral-damage,-I-assume dept ICE never needed officers to disguise themselves with masks and strip themselves of identification before Trump…
A judge on Friday struck down one of the Trump administration’s attempts to hamstring legal immigration, ruling that U.S. Citizenship…