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.
from the replacement-theory-in-action-I-guess dept We’ve got a throwback administration that wants to bring us back to halcyon days of early…
From U.S. v. Russell, decided Tuesday by Fourth Circuit Chief Judge Albert Diaz, joined by Judges Robert King and Stephanie…
In brief Anthropic just released its most capable Opus model yet, Claude Opus 4.7. The model delivers strong benchmark gains…
from the pretty-sure-that’s-censorship dept We’ve been covering the Trump administration’s escalating campaign against NewsGuard for a while now. It started…
This week, a 62-year-old Alabama woman faced a criminal trial for wearing an inflatable penis costume during a protest. After…
In brief Drift Protocol is working with Tether on establishing a recovery pool for victims that lost $295 million to…
The Office of Legal Counsel concluded that the Presidential Records Act (PRA) is unconstitutional. In Civitas Outlook, I explained why…
In brief Hyperbridge’s exploit was about 10x worse than originally feared, with estimated losses now around $2.5 million. The protocol…
Every April, Americans spend more than 7 billion hours filing taxes and roughly the same amount of time arguing over…
In brief Snap laid off approximately 1,000 team members, representing 16% of its full-time workforce. The cuts are expected to…
Poisoned Ivies: The Inside Account of the Academic and Moral Rot at America’s Elite Universities, by Elise Stefanik, Threshold Editions,…
In brief The FCA is seeking feedback on seven regulated cryptoasset activities, including stablecoin issuance, trading platforms, dealing, safeguarding, and…