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.
In brief A solo miner earned 3.146 Bitcoin worth $266,000. The mined block contained 1,351 transactions. An onlooker suggested the…
from the don’t-give-up-hope dept When the Trump administration gave Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to a massive database of information about…
Falcon1708/Dreamstime.com Co-blogger Jonathan Adler recently posted about Alford v. Walton County, an important new 11th Circuit ruling holding that…
In brief Cardano’s blockchain split into two ledgers on Friday after a malformed transaction triggered a validation flaw. A user…
Asked earlier this month about the possibility that the Supreme Court could strike down President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the…
In brief Bitcoin falls deeper into a death cross, a technical pattern that usually signals a bear market trend. XRP…
In a video message posted this week, six Democratic legislators with military or intelligence backgrounds remind members of the armed…
As crypto’s market structure bill slogs through the Senate, industry leaders have begun a concerted effort to advance separate tax-related…
from the this-is-why-we-can’t-have-nice-things dept So we’ve noted repeatedly how there’s a real push afoot to implement statewide “right to repair”…
New Jersey on Thursday became the first state in the U.S. to bar expert testimony on “shaken baby syndrome” (SBS)…
In brief Nvidia’s blowout earnings couldn’t overcome investor anxiety about sky-high AI valuations, triggering a sector-wide sell-off. Fund managers rotated…
from the we-can-all-see-how-fucked-up-this-is,-right? dept The President of the United States is calling for the execution of six Democratic lawmakers—all military…