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.
This week, guest host Billy Binion is joined by Jeff Asher, a nationally recognized crime data analyst and former CIA…
In brief Buterin converted 13,217 ETH to wETH, reducing his balance from 241,000 to 227,268 ETH worth approximately $498.5 million.…
President Donald Trump suggested this week that the federal government should take over certain states’ elections, in clear violation of…
A review of Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood by William J. Mann, 464 pages, Simon &…
In brief CME Group is considering launching its own coin on a decentralized network. The exchange plans to move all…
On July 29, the Department of Justice filed a complaint against district court Judge James Boasberg, alleging that the Judge’s…
In brief Jeffrey Epstein and Brock Pierce exchanged emails for years. Pierce had a romantic relationship with someone described as…
The Trump Administration has taken a hard line against state climate policies, particularly efforts by states and localities to impose…
In brief Anthropic’s legal AI plugin sparked an $285 billion sell-off across software and services stocks. Experts say AI agents…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has proposed government-run grocery stores to make food cheaper, which ignores that the retail…
In brief Anthropic will air Super Bowl ads parodying what an ad-supported AI chatbot might feel like. The campaign takes…
from the beyond-hallucitations dept It is no secret that large language models (LLMs) are being used routinely to modify and…