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.
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All, by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares, Little,…
The New York Times reports that Dan Bonvino, the Border Patrol Field Leader, criticized sabbath observance by Daniel Rosen, the U.S. Attorney…
In 2022, the UK government-funded Scottish Book Trust demanded that all 600 writers listed in its Live Literature directory—the primary…
A review of Taking Religion Seriously by Charles Murray, 185 pages, Encounter Books (October 2025)In his book Believe, published last…
It’s a pretty obvious way to think about it, but I thought it might be the sort of obvious that…
Crypto prices extended their recent decline Saturday, with top assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP plunging to prices not seen…
from the that-was-that dept Five Years Ago This week in 2021, we looked at the future of net neutrality under…
Speaking of commandeering, today in Minnesota v. Trump, federal district court Judge Kate Menendez rejected Minnesota’s request for an injunction against…
The indictment in U.S. v. Levy-Armstrong has been unsealed; I excerpted the key allegations as to the disruption itself in…
The indictment (in U.S. v. Levy-Armstrong) is here. The allegations are that defendants violated 18 U.S.C. § 241 which in…
In brief India’s crypto industry is pressing for tax relief ahead of the Union Budget, warning that high transaction taxes…
In recent weeks, new data has emerged from Canada showing the near-catastrophic consequences to American alcohol manufacturers from President Donald…