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 The CFTC and crypto exchange Gemini have jointly filed a motion for relief from judgment seeking to undo…
In Volusia County, Florida, Lindsey Isaacs was arrested and charged with eight felony counts, including vehicular homicide, leaving the scene…
In my book, in defense of considerably more constitutional protection for student speech, I make an autonomy-enhancing argument, relying not…
A high-ranking government official has sexual relations in the workplace on multiple occasions. An article of fabric is stained. The…
U.S. President Donald Trump pressed Tuesday for federal regulators to keep control over prediction markets, calling it a “critically important”…
Californians will face two competing tax measures this November. The first is the Billionaire Tax Act, a onetime, 5 percent…
I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on frivolous youth of today, for…
In brief Mastercard has secured a highly coveted NYDFS BitLicense, anchoring its compliance-first strategy on Wall Street. The payments giant…
from the brain-drain dept Alright, this is getting dire. In addition to all of the anti-vaxxer bullshit that has infected…
The Illinois Legislature is busy advancing a bill that’s one of the most egregious examples yet of the grift between…
In brief SoFi launched SoFiUSD, the first stablecoin issued by a U.S. national bank available directly inside a consumer banking…
When President Donald Trump announced broad and arbitrary import taxes last April—tariffs that the Supreme Court would later determine were…