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.
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In brief Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs continued generating inflows this year. Access broadened to products tracking XRP, Solana, and beyond.…
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Pronatalists push all manner of big-government schemes aimed at raising fertility rates. But could a more modest—and more market-oriented—policy prove…
In November 2025, a user of AI assistant Claude 4,5 Opus discovered something unusual: an internal file describing the model’s…
In brief Caltech, Google, and IBM delivered results that reshaped expectations for practical quantum systems. Bitcoin developers reassessed long-term security…
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In brief Bitcoin whales started selling this year, some after a decade or more of holding BTC. The biggest sale…
In brief Circle and Bullish finally went public in 2025 after past failed SPAC attempts, with both seeing strong initial…
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Of all the popular storytelling artists striving to emulate Ayn Rand, the most significant was Steve Ditko. Ditko, a comic…
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