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.
On 29 December, in front of reporters and the general public, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump praised…
from the year-in-review dept It’s that time again! Instead of our usual look at the top comments of the week,…
I WANT FREE MINDS AND FREE MARKETS! Help Reason push back with more of the fact-based reporting we do best.…
Talk is cheap—but Polymarket lets you put your money where your mouth is. Nearly four years after being shut down…
As regular readers know, I do not use the internet on Shabbat. From sundown on Friday until an hour after…
The U.S. military captured the Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, during an operation carried out early…
Precipice of Collapse Two new books about America’s justice system paint a bleak picture of a deeply divided country. Read…
Nicolas Maduro. (Rayner Pena/EPA/Newscom) Last night, US forces launched strikes on Venezuela and seized that country’s dictator Nicolas Maduro, bringing…
from the new-year(s) dept Five Years Ago This week in 2020-2021, we published a series of posts on Trump’s Presidential…
Yesterday, Civitas Outlook published my column on the lawfulness of the Trump Administration’s drug boat strikes. Depending on your view, that…
This isn’t my field, so I can’t offer any independent judgment on it—but it is Goldsmith’s, and I generally think…
The U.S. military strikes that targeted Venezuela on Saturday morning and the subsequent capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and…