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.
NA During the first week of December, I spent several days doing speaking engagements in Mexico. Although I have previously…
America is lonelier than ever. Recent surveys find that nearly half of Americans report feeling lonely, and 21 percent express…
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They marched to defend free speech online and ended up reshaping a nation. In September 2025, young protesters opposing Nepal’s…
For the second time in a week, a federal grand jury has refused to approve an indictment against New York…
From the Capital Gazette (Katharine Wilson): Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann fired City Attorney D. Michael Lyles, effective immediately, as part of his…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a new database on Tuesday, highlighting “the worst of the worst criminal aliens…
President Donald Trump announced his executive order, “ensuring a national policy framework for artificial intelligence,” on Thursday. While the order…
From Graham v. T.T., decided Nov. 26, by D.C. high court Justice Catharine Friend Easterly, joined by Justices Joshua Deahl…
It’s Hovind v. Stoney (S.D. Ala.), filed Wednesday; an excerpt: Plaintiffs are self-represented, and I doubt the lawsuit is going…
A years-long scheme to defraud $1.5 billion from federally subsidized social services is fueling a wave of xenophobia against Minnesotans…
From Louisiana Chief Justice John Weimer’s concurrence in yesterday’s In re Colbert:Terms have been coined to describe undesirable traits a…