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 Linked Polymarket accounts made $2.4 million by accurately betting on U.S. military actions tied to the Iran conflict.…
In one of Tuesday, May 19th’s most-watched primaries, libertarian-leaning Rep. Thomas Massie (R–Ky.) will go up against an opponent backed…
In brief Quantum computing advances are shortening the timeline for real attacks on crypto, with recent targets revised to 2030-2032.…
from the get-some-actual-probable-cause,-you-mooks dept Judge Beryl Howell has now told ICE at least twice: it’s not allowed to grade its…
So Special Judge Steven David (Ind. Super. Ct. St. Joseph County) ruled Friday. There had been a dispute about the…
Nicholas Kristof’s recent New York Times essay “The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians,” displays a corruption in the…
In brief Lawyers in a federal layoffs case apologized after AI-generated “phantom quotations” appeared in a court filing. Attorney Jason…
The week before the United States launched its war with Iran, the average gas price in America was less than…
In brief ARFBench is the first AI benchmark built entirely from real production incidents. GPT-5 leads all existing AI models…
from the 10-insurrections-get-your-11th-free dept We discussed the rumor of this on Friday, but it’s now real: Donald Trump has handed…
On January 26, 2026, the Government filed a complaint alleging that Defendant Joshua Doyle “did forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede,…
In brief PCT Litigation Trust sued financial services firm Swan Bitcoin seeking repayment of nearly $1 billion in assets. The…