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.
Spotted on a lawyer’s web site: To be fair, the lawyer was apparently one of the lawyers on what would…
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Self-checkout machines are in the crosshairs. In recent months, numerous states and localities have considered legislation to curtail the use of…
Tricia S. Lindsay, attorney for plaintiff Sai Malena Jimenez-Fogarty, responded to two motions to dismiss by filing a pair of…
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The Strait of Hormuz is straight out of a storybook. Named for an ancient Persian god, the 24-mile-wide waterway flows…
As Mark Twain wrote, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Lately, I’ve been hearing a recurring rhythm—and getting…
DHS funded. Congress has passed a spending bill that ends the monthslong shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). On…
Normally, I am against content labels for media, but I might have to make an exception for The Devil Wears…
California progressives are pushing for a tax on billionaires; so are senators like Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.).…
Bones of tortured prisoners. Kolyma Gulag, USSR (Nikolai Nikitin, Tass). (NA) NOTE: This post largely reprints last year’s Victims of…
Justice Clarence Thomas’ recent lecture commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence continues to attract attention and comment.…