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.
Bourbon and tobacco are two products practically synonymous with Kentucky. Pairing them indoors within the state’s borders, however, is surprisingly…
In 1628, the Chancellor of Bamberg, Johannes Junius, was charged with witchcraft. At first, he was interrogated by prosecutors without…
In brief Bitcoin crashed below $63,000 on Thursday, while estimated mining costs range from $60K-$80K. Public miners’ production costs range…
When government grows to dominate ever-larger shares of the economy, and when politicians refuse to be responsible about what they…
OpenAI and Anthropic unveiled new flagship AI models in their respective product lines within an hour of each other on…
from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and…
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, announced that 700 federal officers would be immediately withdrawn from Minneapolis…
In 2023, we published Grave Error, a book of essays that candidly discusses the “unmarked-graves” social panic that swept Canada…
In brief Major digital asset treasuries are massively down on their investments, according to data from Artemis. Leading firms Strategy…
I wrote about Chief Judge Sutton’s decision dismissing the judicial misconduct complaints (plural) against Judge Boasberg. Judge Sutton applied the…
Based on an essay by Peggy Satre, presented by Zoe Booth.In the late 1990s, biologist Randy Thornhill and anthropologist Craig…
In brief Waymo told senators that human operators overseas provide guidance to its vehicles in difficult situations but do not…