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.
I launched my original blog on WordPress back in September 2009, shortly after I graduated law school. At the time,…
In the United Kingdom, the ruling Labour Party has proposed expanding “equal value” pay laws so workers can bring equal…
Last September, the U.S. military fired the first of 63 strikes against 67 small fishing boats in the Caribbean Sea…
Expanded war: Egyptian authorities “said Thursday that the country had come under attack, blaming an explosion at one of its ports…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to nearly triple the number of surveillance towers along U.S. borders over the…
Note: the following review contains plot spoilers.In the opening lines of his poem Ithaka, Constantine P. Cavafy (1863–1933), the second-most…
From Bedrossian v. Cal. State Pers. Bd., decided Tuesday by California Court of Appeal Justice Frances Rothschild, joined by Justices…
Like others who have spent years reading, re-reading, studying, teaching, and being entranced by the Homeric epics, I looked forward…
from the double-dog-dare dept I will admit it’s always a special kind of fun when a topic we cover here…
This week, by a vote of 51–47, the U.S. Senate confirmed Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s latest nominee for director…
The Federal Reserve has served different roles at different times, but since 1977, the central bank has operated with a…
Earlier this month, the Federal Court of Australia dismissed claims brought by the concert pianist Jayson Gillham against the Melbourne…