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.
In 2023, we published Grave Error, a book of essays that candidly discusses the “unmarked-graves” social panic that swept Canada…
In brief Major digital asset treasuries are massively down on their investments, according to data from Artemis. Leading firms Strategy…
I wrote about Chief Judge Sutton’s decision dismissing the judicial misconduct complaints (plural) against Judge Boasberg. Judge Sutton applied the…
Based on an essay by Peggy Satre, presented by Zoe Booth.In the late 1990s, biologist Randy Thornhill and anthropologist Craig…
In brief Waymo told senators that human operators overseas provide guidance to its vehicles in difficult situations but do not…
Don Lemon, the former CNN anchor who was arrested on federal civil rights charges last week, portrays his conduct during…
In brief Strategy reported a fourth-quarter loss of $12.4 billion. The company’s stock price fell to its lowest point in…
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Days into President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House,…
Access to legal immigration, which allowed my grandparents to settle here following World War II, has been a lasting gift…
In brief Predictors have swung overwhelmingly in favor of the bearish side of Myriad’s “pump or dump” markets for Bitcoin…
from the the-chilling-effects-are-real dept For years, we’ve been subjected to an endless parade of hyperventilating claims about the Biden administration’s…
On the campaign trail in 2024, Donald Trump repeatedly pledged to close the Department of Education and return oversight of…