Freedom IndexPolitics
Politics investigates how governments, parties, and policymakers shape the landscape of free speech and censorship. From campaign regulations to state restrictions, this category examines the role of politics in defining the boundaries of expression and democratic debate.
About 1 in 5 Kids Are at Risk of Losing SNAP. Centralized Control Keeps Failing Low-Income Families.
The federal government shutdown is disrupting major federal programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Now one in five…
Gig companies like Uber and Lyft have popularized the economic concept of dynamic pricing (also known as “surge pricing”), making…
11/1/1961: Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut opens center in New Haven, CT. “Specific guarantees in the Bill of Rights have…
As I write this, I have yet to cast my vote for the mayor of New York City, where I…
10/31/1963: Cleveland Police Detective patted down, and arrested John W. Terry. The Warren Court (1962-1965)The post Today in Supreme Court…
The upset is palpable. News reports that the Trump administration is planning to cut state grants to build permanent housing…
What will Zohran do? Early next week, New York City is set to elect our first democratic socialist mayor (if…
Price Johnson isn’t a fan of games of chance. Unfortunately, his gaming business is now caught in a high-stakes contest…
A California couple is staring down stratospheric fines after their property allegedly ran afoul of local cannabis code violations. The…
A year after Donald Trump fired him, former FBI Director James Comey published a memoir that compared his former boss…
Eugene has already blogged about Stand With Us v. MIT, a recent case in which the First Circuit Court of…
From today’s order in In re Noem (7th Cir.): After the district court issued a temporary restraining order affecting some aspects of…