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 brief Ripple has integrated Hyperliquid into its institutional prime brokerage platform, enabling clients to access DeFi derivatives liquidity. Hyperliquid…
The February 2026 edition of Chronicles Magazine has an article by John Howting titled “Heritage Is Better-Off With Kevin Roberts—and Without the…
In brief UNICEF’s research estimates 1.2 million children had images manipulated into sexual deepfakes last year across 11 surveyed countries.…
I WANT FREE MINDS AND FREE MARKETS! Help Reason push back with more of the fact-based reporting we do best.…
In brief The FCC accepted SpaceX’s application to build a satellite system designed as orbital data centers and opened it…
from the cascading-failure dept It’s darkly funny, in a way, to recall a racist trope that gets trotted out about…
The allegedly libelous post over which Wilkins is suing (copied from the Complaint). From Wilkins v. Schaffer, decided yesterday by…
In brief Bitcoin accounted for more than 40% of roughly $650 million in crypto liquidations over the past 24 hours,…
This week, guest host Billy Binion is joined by Jeff Asher, a nationally recognized crime data analyst and former CIA…
In brief Buterin converted 13,217 ETH to wETH, reducing his balance from 241,000 to 227,268 ETH worth approximately $498.5 million.…
President Donald Trump suggested this week that the federal government should take over certain states’ elections, in clear violation of…
A review of Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood by William J. Mann, 464 pages, Simon &…