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.
Officials in Macon–Bibb County, Georgia, have dropped their case against 95-year-old Paula East after realizing they had approved her vinyl…
The Roberts Court seems to be methodically scaling back the excesses of the Burger Courts. But one area that has…
NA Below is my list of speaking engagements for the summer of 2026. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free…
President Donald Trump has a long history of naming things after himself, including Trump Tower, the Trump National Golf Club,…
Late Tuesday evening, the Supreme Court granted Alabama’s emergency motion to revise its legislative maps following Callais. The per curiam opinion…
The Enhanced Games, in which elite athletes were allowed under medical supervision to use various pills and injections to boost…
Prof. Bradypus Tridactylus. Credit: Marshall, Annales du Muséum national d’histoire naturelle, via Wikipedia. From a draft by Stanford law professor…
Jimmy Lewis had dreamt of opening his own cigar lounge since college, when he noticed a gap in the Virginia…
President Donald Trump reportedly is reconsidering the $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” described in his May 18 settlement agreement with the…
I continue to find one small detail of the Slush Fund affair (Slushfundgate?) of particular interest. As you may recall,…
On Monday, in a New York Times op-ed, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.) announced plans to introduce the American A.I. Sovereign…
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week’s lead story covers the release of the federal…