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.
The word neighbors evokes white picket fences, borrowed cups of sugar, Norman Rockwell, and Mr. Rogers. The HBO docuseries Neighbors shows the decay of…
In brief The Senate leaves for a month-long recess without holding a procedural vote on the Clarity Act. Republicans need…
Rodríguez-Cotto v. González-Colón, decided Tuesday by First Circuit Judges Gustavo Gelpí and Seth Aframe and Seventh Circuit Judge David Hamilton,…
Jason Rogers, who taught in Minnesota’s Underwood School District, was sentenced to two years of probation and permanently gave up…
An interesting paper, “Science versus Subjectivity in Environmental Research,” by Dominic Parker and Ngoc Ha Do at the University of…
From O.A. v. Devita, decided June 25 by L.A. Superior Court Judge Dean Kitchens, but just recently posted to Westlaw:…
I am, slowly but surely, making my way through the end of the October 2025 term. I’ve already published my…
From Leviss v. Madix, decided yesterday by California Court of Appeal Justice Victor Viramontes, joined by Justice Matthew Scherb: This…
from the here-goes dept When Erica Schwartz was first nominated for Director of the CDC, you could almost hear both…
The bipartisan push to restrict internet freedom is gaining momentum. On Wednesday, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee voted…
In what we know as the Middle East, a dramatic jump in the emerging pattern of human violence took place…
You have probably heard of Scott Galloway, a clinical professor of marketing at New York University. At some point over…