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.
Politicians push government IDs. In a TSA announcement, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem sternly warns, “You will need a…
Can the government regulate social media features because they are “addictive”? Jane Bambauer and I talk with Emory Law professor…
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is suing dozens of porn websites, claiming that they are in violation of the state’s…
iRobot, the creator of Roomba, filed for bankruptcy on Sunday. If Amazon had been allowed to acquire the company in…
Plaintiff Galicano Alea was walking his dog on a sidewalk adjacent to a public middle school. He was fiddling with…
Rebate checks for all? President Donald Trump is mysteriously addressing the nation tonight. One bit of speculation: that he will use…
[1.] The First Amendment applies only to the government, and thus doesn’t limit private employers from firing employees based…
At Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, a father-son team of ISIS-inspired terrorists murdered attendees at a celebration of the first…
A study by the Royal College of Surgeons of England found that almost half of National Health Service surgeons perform…
Since Trump v. United States was decided, I have remained uncertain how the case would fit into the constitutional canon. It…
Priscilla Villarreal was not arrested for “merely asking questions,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton insists in a brief urging the…
In September, my Civitas Outlook column chronicled the failed lower court revolt. I focused on several cases where federal judges, mostly…