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 Trump Media plans to distribute new crypto tokens to shareholders. It set a cutoff date of Feb. 2…
from the hypocrisy-as-a-service dept You really can’t make this stuff up. On Friday, the State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere…
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week’s newsletter includes stories on: The growing zoning crackdown…
Trump Tariffs 3: Return of the Bull Market! NYSE Tokenising, what that means for $Hype! Claude Meme Meta!Crypto majors are…
from the we’ll-fuck-them-up-too dept LOL this government thought actual murder would shut Minneapolis down. You absolute idiots. Whatever kills us…
From an Institute for Free Speech symposium on the 50th anniversary of Buckley, which I’ll be cross-posting over the next…
In brief A Massachusetts judge allowed state regulators to temporarily ban Kalshi sports prediction markets. The preliminary injunction is the…
from the the-history-books-won’t-be-kind dept Look, I know we’ve all gotten somewhat numb to the constant stream of unhinged pronouncements from…
Donald Trump was reelected to the presidency in 2024 after pledging to carry out the “largest deportation operation in American…
In brief Polymarket is facing bans in Portugal and Hungary, along with a lawsuit in Nevada and actions in other…
Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Be sure to stay hydrated in the middle of the action…
In brief Shares of Strategy, SharpLink Gaming, MARA Holdings, and other top crypto stocks fell as Bitcoin hovered around $90,000.…