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.
One of my favorite hobbies is scanning the Supreme Court’s orders list and trying to figure out why a Justice…
In brief Strategy has raised billions of dollars via variable-rate preferred share, STRC, following the conclusion of its annual conference…
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss whether it’s finally time to abolish the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).…
In brief Polymarket and Kalshi both made new moves to try and curb insider trading on their prediction market platforms.…
from the five-stars-don’t-beat-one-amendment dept This was extremely wild shit to be happening anywhere, much less in the land of the…
From Zorn v. Linton, decided today in an unsigned per curiam opinion: On the Governor’s inauguration day in Vermont, protesters…
In brief Bitcoin climbed above $71,000 today, offering bulls their first glimpse of relief since February’s collapse. At the same…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept Embedded systems are at the heart of modern innovation, powering everything from smart devices to automotive…
Louisville, Kentucky, Detective Joshua Jaynes lied when he applied for the March 2020 search warrant that resulted in Breonna Taylor’s…
In brief A $90K global contest is rewarding AI influencers. Human judges behind top virtual stars are now part of…
from the because-i-got-section-230 dept The internet has been rightfully enjoying videos from the defamation trial against Afroman, a musician known…
From Justice Sotomayor’s dissent from the denial of certiorari today in Villarreal v. Alaniz, which strikes me as quite persuasive:To…