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 episode kicks off by unpacking this week’s Jeffrey Epstein witch hunt and why certain moral panics catch fire so…
There are roughly 195 countries in the world, depending on how one counts. According to the World Bank, 87 qualify…
In brief Strategy stock rose 18% to $126.59 despite being 9.5% underwater on its 713,502 BTC treasury. BitMine shares jumped…
From Nat’l Ass’n of Diversity Officers in Higher Ed. v. Trump, decided today by Fourth Circuit Chief Judge Albert Diaz,…
In brief Bitfarms plans to change its name to Keel Infrastructure and move to the U.S. as it transitions away…
from the beclowning-continues dept Back in August, we wrote about the Department of Justice’s unprecedented decision to file a judicial…
President Donald Trump was reelected, in large part, because voters trusted he would improve the economy. Now public confidence in…
In brief Pop music icon Justin Bieber paid $1.3 million worth of ETH for a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT…
When Donald Trump ran for president in 2024, he said he’d “restore law and order.” The White House is now…
In brief TrumpRx.gov aggregates steep cash-pay discounts on more than 40 branded drugs, routing users to manufacturers or pharmacies without…
from the inescapable-advertisements dept Back in 2023 we noted how a company named Telly proclaimed it had come up with…
A federal judge in Chicago today ordered evidence unsealed in the case of Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen who was…