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.
I published my first piece in The Unpopulist yesterday, and it is accessible here. In it I argue that the…
In brief ETHZilla has launched a new token that provides exposure to leased jet engines. The firm purchased two jet…
from the fuck-everyone-but-us-policy-still-in-play dept The DHS and its components want to find non-white people to deport by any means necessary.…
In Doe v. Zeinalpoor-Movahed, decided May 7, 2024 by Judge John Tharp (N.D. Ill.) but just posted on Westlaw, plaintiff…
In brief Strategy accounted for 93% of Bitcoin purchases among digital asset treasuries last month. That represented the firm’s busiest…
from the that’s-not-how-it-works-at-all dept You may have heard last week that actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt went to Washington DC and gave…
Immigration agents have intensified raids on construction sites across the country as the Trump administration pursues mass deportations. The raids…
In brief Two Israelis have been arrested and accused of using classified military information to place bets on Polymarket. Prosecutors…
On February 5, The New York Times reported on the supposed death knells of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program,…
In brief The Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement said hundreds of billions of dollars in suspicious activity have been…
Mark Tramo is an associate adjunct professor of neurology at UCLA. Whether he will remain in that position is unknown.…
In brief Research from Oxford University points to AI chatbots giving dangerous medical advice to users. While chatbots score highly…