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 last time I saw my stepmother’s father was in the mid-1980s, in a long-term care facility in Ithaca, New…
In brief PayPal said Monday it has filed with Utah regulators and the FDIC to form an industrial bank. An…
In brief The AI Village is an experiment in which Frontier AI models operate autonomously with computers and internet, developing…
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch are joined by associate editor Liz Wolfe to discuss President Donald Trump’s executive order…
In brief Grayscale said quantum computing was unlikely to influence crypto prices in 2026 despite long-term security concerns. The firm…
Last week, the U.S. Senate rejected two health care bills intended to resolve the impasse over COVID-19–era Affordable Care Act…
In brief Researchers identified a key molecular interaction that viruses rely on to enter cells and disrupted it in lab…
From today’s decision by Judge Jeannette Vargas (S.D.N.Y.) in Finley v. Przybylowski: Plaintiff and Defendant are attorneys who met seven…
In brief The UK Supreme Court refused a $13 billion appeal on behalf of Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV) investors. The…
from the how-is-this-happening? dept When Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were murdered Sunday evening—allegedly by…
In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has inflated his previous claims about how lucrative tariffs have been for the United…
In brief The FSOC has dropped many of its warnings on crypto and stablecoins in its latest annual report. It…