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.
I attended the oral argument in the tariff case. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent sat a few rows behind…
>$230K #TheyLied Judgment Affirmed in Defamation Case Based on Sexual Assault/Harassment Allegations
Couteller v. Mamakos, decided yesterday by the N.Y. intermediate appellate court, affirmed a default judgment in favor of a defamation…
Trump’s totally pointless 18-minute speech: “One year ago, our country was dead. We were absolutely dead,” said President Donald Trump in…
So reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (John Diedrich, Mary Spicuzza & Hope Karnopp): On April 18, Dugan was presiding over…
In the aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder on September 10, his admirers were offended by online messages that…
A nice line for prospective parents-in-law, from Abigail Shrier (crediting a friend of hers) in her Free Press advice column.…
On Thursday, President Donald Trump delivered on his promise to proceed with the reclassification of marijuana under the Controlled Substances…
In Wednesday night’s address, President Donald Trump framed the first 11 months in his second term as a miraculous turnaround:…
The Trump administration is using a law against impeding federal law enforcement to threaten and arrest people who are recording…
Real estate developers, energy companies, and federal agencies could soon see project construction times shrink, thanks to a bill that…
For years, pointing out the obvious was considered impolite: America’s biggest, most distortionary transfer of wealth does not flow from…
“I want to protect the jobs of a narrow constituency so that I can win reelection” is not a winning…