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 1980, America’s publicly held debt reached more than $712 billion (about $2.8 trillion in 2025 dollars), or roughly 25…
In brief Author Billy Hallowell warned that AI chatbots could become tools of the “demonic realm.” Many churches are instead…
On October 15, Juan Barbosa Gomez and his wife arrived at Columbia Park in North Portland for their routine walk,…
In brief Prediction market users are reflecting market uncertainty with swaying predictions on crypto price movements. Bears have taken control…
from the ALL-THE-NEWS-WE’LL-LET-YOU-PRINT dept Going forward, the only thing you’ll hear reported from the Pentagon will be delivered by subservient,…
As of Wednesday, President Donald Trump had ordered 14 military attacks on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and off…
In brief Bitcoin dropped more than 6% during Q3, a more tepid performance than in the previous quarter. On Monday,…
Nick Fuentes is a right-wing podcaster and provocateur who harbors antisemitic, racist, and explicitly white nationalist views. He has claimed…
In brief House of Doge and Brag House are putting the Dogecoin logo on soccer jerseys and stadium signage of…
from the brushing-up-on-our-history dept A wave of proposed social media bans for young people has swept the globe recently, fuelled…
Way back in 2014, I wrote about a very special clerk tree. A young John Roberts clerked for Chief Justice…
In brief AI computing company CoreWeave was set to buy Bitcoin miner Core Scientific in a $9 billion all-stock deal.…