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 Bitcoin is hovering near $66,000 after Trump reportedly signaled his willingness to end the Iran campaign even with…
from the McPromptism dept I’m going to trust that most of our audience will have some idea of what McCarthyism…
Two months ago, Chief Justice Roberts began the Court’s opinion in Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections this way: Under…
In brief Anthropic accidentally exposed 512,000 lines of Claude Code via a source map leak. DMCA takedowns failed as mirrors…
Ten years ago today, Donald Trump said he would pay off the national debt in the span of just eight…
In brief A security researcher discovered a critical vulnerability in Zcash nodes that bypassed proof verification for the deprecated Sprout…
From Justice Kagan’s concurrence, joined by Justice Sotomayor, in today’s Chiles v. Salazar: [A.] The Court today decides that the…
Watch Out Bitcoin: Cryptography-Breaking Quantum Computers May Be Closer Than Expected, Says Caltech
In brief Caltech researchers say quantum computers may require just 10,000–20,000 qubits to crack modern cryptography. The work outlines a…
I give a lot of thought to timing on the Supreme Court. Internal deliberations are usually a black box, unless…
In brief Mercado Libre killed Mercado Coin after a failed four-year experiment. The company’s stablecoin is replacing the Mercado Coin…
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week’s newsletter covers a number of new reforms that…
In brief Magic Eden’s multi-chain crypto wallet is leaving app stores tomorrow, meaning those without their private keys risk losing…