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 SpaceX has acquired xAI, bringing Musk’s artificial intelligence efforts directly under the aerospace company. Musk argues that electricity…
As of this past Saturday, Associate Justice Samuel Alito has been on the Supreme Court for twenty years. He joined…
In brief Trump’s Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh advised a Tether-linked bank. Anchorage Digital was tapped to issue Tether’s new…
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss the political fallout from a shocking Texas special election, in which…
In brief Hyperliquid plans to introduce “outcome trading,” a fully collateralized framework that can support prediction markets and other derivatives.…
NA This article is cross-posted (with permission) from the Brennan Center State Court Report website, where it was originally published:…
In brief GameStop transferred its entire 4,710 Bitcoin holding to Coinbase Prime, prompting questions about a potential sale. CEO Ryan…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept Embark on the journey of language learning with the Rosetta Stone unlimited subscription for all languages.…
From Ortiz v. Saenz, decided Friday by the California Court of Appeal (San Diego County Superior Court Judge Victor Rodriguez…
In brief Bitcoin dipped to $74,500 over the weekend—touching a very strong support level before bouncing to $78,500. Over $2.2…
from the straight-up-mugging dept Let’s just clear the air right up front: this is just the government mugging Somalis because…
A federal law enacted in 1968, 177 years after the ratification of the Second Amendment, makes it a felony, currently…