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.
The First Amendment states that the government “shall make no law….abridging the freedom of speech.” But one prominent conservative judge,…
A police officer in Davie, Florida, arrested Demarquize Dawson because the frame around his rental car’s license plate covered the…
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My son spent last week training in defensive pistol use at Gunsite Academy, in Arizona. The scheduling couldn’t have been…
From State v. Andrade, decided Dec. 1, 2025 by Cumberland County (Maine) Superior Court Judge Darcie McElwee, but only recently…
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss the legacy of Paul Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb, and…
From Manz v. LTN1 Times Square, LLC, decided Feb. 17 by Judge Dale Ho (S.D.N.Y.): Plaintiff Faycal Manz, proceeding pro…
For nearly a decade, President Donald Trump has been threatening to revoke the broadcast licenses of TV stations that fail…
Paul Ehrlich, the leading false prophet of inevitable environmental doom and author of the infamous The Population Bomb, has died…
The New York Times recently published an article about Chinese women’s usage of AI for romantic purposes and how it…
With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed due to the ongoing war with Iran, oil prices have surged to more…
Amid a war in the Middle East that is, despite his assurances, still very much unresolved, President Donald Trump spent…