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 Vitalik Buterin announced the Ethereum Foundation will shrink into a “smaller ship,” leaning into its works under a…
Pope Leo Releases First AI Encyclical, Calls Data a Common Good and Rejects Moral Neutrality of Tech
In brief Pope Leo XIV released “Magnifica Humanitas” on May 25, the first papal encyclical dedicated entirely to AI. The…
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When Justice Neil Gorsuch recently described America as a “creedal nation”—one defined by ideas rather than bloodlines—it sparked a debate.…
Walk into three different bars in Tokyo, and you may have three completely different experiences: one bar thick with cigarette…
A Texas teaching aide was arrested after investigators said she exposed a 7-year-old girl’s chest in front of classmates and…
Just last year, Justice Elana Kagan wrote for a unanimous Supreme Court in Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos…
Milla74/Dreamstime Last week, I participated in a Cato Institute an online event on “Trump v. Barbara: Birthright Citizenship at the…
In brief MoonPay launched a ChatGPT app that lets users generate crypto purchase links inside OpenAI’s chatbot. Users still must…
In brief Joi AI is hiring 10 “masturbation consultants” at $2,000 for a month to test an AI-guided masturbation feature…
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When Barret Hansen, better known as Dr. Demento, recently ended his weekly show, he had spent 55 years spinning weird,…