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.
From David Wecht’s public statement: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht makes this statement in his personal capacity. This statement…
President Donald Trump is not a fan of The View, an ABC talk show whose panelists frequently criticize him. Neither is…
The U.S. Supreme Court (Photo 81937138 © Steven Frame | Dreamstime.com) A recent YouGov poll, conducted in early May, finds…
This week, editors Peter Suderman and Katherine Mangu-Ward are joined by Senior Editor Robby Soave and reporter Reem Ibrahim to discuss California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s “free diapers”…
Netflix’s splashy take on Lord of the Flies has renewed interest in the tale, which follows a group of British…
This afternoon, Justice Alito extended the administrative stays pausing the order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth…
From today’s decision by Judge Jeannette Vargas (S.D.N.Y.) in Goldstein v. CUNY: On January 9, 2026, Plaintiff Avraham Goldstein (“Plaintiff”)…
From Wednesday’s Justice Department press release: Kyle Andrew Edwards, 59, of Alexander, N.C., appeared in federal court today and pleaded…
“ChatGPT advised the FSU shooter that a mass shooting would get more attention from media if it involved several children,”…
The Trump administration says the first two months of America’s war with Iran cost taxpayers about $25 billion—but the real…
A couple of interviews I’ve conducted for Reason in the past few weeks have been rattling around in my head,…
From Justice Gerald Lebovits (Manhattan trial court) in Tuesday’s Garlington v. Austin; defendant Burstiner goes by “they/them,” but plaintiff had…