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 U.S. military strikes that targeted Venezuela on Saturday morning and the subsequent capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and…
In brief The amount of documented wrench attacks has increased in 2025 amid Bitcoin’s price rise. At least 65 have…
In brief Pudgy Penguin’s approach to consumer packaged goods is changing. A veteran of the toy industry is behind the…
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Since August 11, President Donald Trump’s “Safe and Beautiful” plan has pulled more than 2,000 National Guard troops into Washington,…
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From Judge Terry Doughty (W.D. La.) Tuesday in Lozano v. Ladwig: Petitioner is a Mexican national, who lives in Knoxville,…
On September 2, President Donald Trump gleefully announced that he had ordered a “kinetic strike” on a speedboat “transporting illegal…
Thanks to Oleg Volk for permission to use this image. From Judge Kenneth Lee’s concurrence in today’s Baird v. Bonta,…
Sanderson v. Hanaway, decided today by Eighth Circuit Judge Jane Kelly, joined by Judges James Loken and Ralph Erickson, struck…
Thanks to Oleg Volk for permission to use this image. A short excerpt from today’s very long opinion in…
When Bari Weiss became the editor-in-chief of CBS News in October, reactions among the media class were sharply divided. Many…