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.
Faced with the prospect of having to uphold one of Congress’ core responsibilities, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R–La.)…
In brief Bitcoin addresses tied to Trump Media transferred $204 million worth of Bitcoin to addresses labeled as Crypto.com. The…
Yale Law School professor Natasha Sarin and the Cato Institute’s Adam Michel debate the resolution, “Billionaires should pay a higher…
In brief OKX is rolling out regulated perpetual futures tied to ICE’s Brent and WTI benchmarks for non-U.S. traders. The…
The Trump administration’s announcement that it had established a large, taxpayer-financed “Anti-Weaponization Fund” was an odd addition to an already-odd…
In brief On-chain investigator ZachXBT flagged a suspected drain from a wallet linked to Polymarket’s Polygon infrastructure Friday. Polymarket devs…
Who’s failing at frugality? Though it’s sort of lame to bring online discourse into newsletter format, this made the rounds earlier…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do…
from the I’m-sorry-I-can’t-do-that,-Dave dept Late last year we wrote about a new startup that was flooding the internet with AI-generated…
From Judge Brantley Starr (N.D. Tex.) May 12 in Fisher v. Campbell: This case stems from a Texas Tech University…
In brief NEAR rose 28% in 24 hours and almost 45% over the past week, leading altcoin gains. The rally…
The Republican Party is dead. Long live the party of Trump, which wears the GOP like a skin suit. On…