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.
President Donald Trump was reelected, in large part, because voters trusted he would improve the economy. Now public confidence in…
In brief Pop music icon Justin Bieber paid $1.3 million worth of ETH for a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT…
When Donald Trump ran for president in 2024, he said he’d “restore law and order.” The White House is now…
In brief TrumpRx.gov aggregates steep cash-pay discounts on more than 40 branded drugs, routing users to manufacturers or pharmacies without…
from the inescapable-advertisements dept Back in 2023 we noted how a company named Telly proclaimed it had come up with…
A federal judge in Chicago today ordered evidence unsealed in the case of Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen who was…
In brief Thousands of Coinbase users lost money this week as crypto-backed loans soured. The exchange’s users have faced $170…
from the disappearing-facts dept For over half a century, the CIA’s World Factbook has been one of the most quietly…
On this special episode of The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch are live from Washington, D.C.,…
In brief South Korean exchange Bithumb mistakenly credited users with 2,000 BTC each instead of a tiny cash reward. The…
from the shoot-first,-ask-questions-never dept In the grand scheme of things — the wanton cruelty, the routine violations of rights, the…
From the transcript of a hearing in Flycatcher Corp. Ltd. v. Affable Avenue LLC: Unsurprisingly, the judge (Judge Katherine Polk…