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 Minnesota fraud story has become one of the biggest trending topics in quite a while. Nick Shirley, the independent…
Betty Boop is one of the most iconic cartoons of the 20th century. A pinup drawn to look like a…
Happy New Year, and welcome to the latest edition of the Injustice System newsletter. We have a bit of a…
In the February/March 2026 issue of Reason, we explore Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s policy goals and what they mean for New York City. Click here to…
The Florida Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from a South Florida woman fined more than $100,000 for parking…
With Trump in office again and a nebulous vibe shift or two fully underway, 2025 sometimes felt more like an…
Although history never repeats itself, it is a useful teacher and we ignore its instruction at our peril. To understand…
from the a-time-to-build dept Look, I get it. The world is a mess. Important institutions are crumbling. It feels like…
Only the government could spend 20 years creating a national ID that no one wanted and that apparently doesn’t even…
From a Justice Department press release two weeks ago (I learned about the case just today from the excellent Science…
from the becoming-grater dept I certainly don’t expect the wider Techdirt readership to care all that much about NFL football…
From Chief Judge Sarah Morrison (S.D. Ohio) yesterday in Peace v. Carter: On the morning of April 25, 2024, protestors…