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.
As the new leader of America’s largest third party, Evan McMahon doesn’t plan on playing kingmaker to help Democrats or…
In my last post on the VC, I would like to say a bit about so-called “hate speech” (which I…
A short excerpt from the long opinion in Does v. Democratic People’s Republic of N. Korea, decided yesterday by Judge…
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss the brewing Texas showdown between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic Senate candidate…
Following up my earlier post about the truly outrageous so-called “Settlement Agreement” between the IRS and our President, thirty-five (!)…
From Judge Mark Kearney (E.D. Pa.) yesterday in Doe v. Trustees of the Univ. of Penn.(for more on the quote…
I was 10 years old in 1976, when the United States celebrated its bicentennial. I remember fireworks, lots of patriotic…
Nearly 30 years have passed since Ragtime first premiered on Broadway, but the musical’s layered story about pluralism, opportunity, and the rule…
Francisco Izayas Castillo, a former jail guard in Santa Clara County, California, was sentenced to 45 days in jail after…
The legal advocacy group Neutral Principles engaged Erik Jaffe and me to draft an amicus brief for them in Suncor…
I find the term “judicial activism” to largely be meaningless. There is often no discernible line between “making law” and…
More targets struck: The U.S. shot down four Iranian drones yesterday, as well as a launch unit, while Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary…