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.
“When will traffic at the Strait of Hormuz return to normal?” Depending on when you believe this will happen and…
To put American traffic deaths in perspective, consider the Miami Marlins. Since 2012, the baseball team has played its home…
Professor Jonathan Zimmerman of the University of Pennsylvania has a worthwhile essay on the state of higher education in Liberties (a…
Like hundreds of her coworkers, Kira Junod never voted to join the Teamsters. The massive Lamb Weston plant in American…
From last week’s Maine high court decision in Aldarraji v. Alolwan, written by Justice Julia Lipe, dealing with Ms. Aldarraji’s…
See Monday’s jury verdict, which awards $75K in compensatory damages plus $125K in punitive damages for each of two statements,…
“Hate speech” is notoriously hard to define and is usually a subjective characterization of harsh words. Though the term is…
With its iconic blocky visual style, intuitive crafting system, rewarding resource acquisition, and many multiplayer game modes to explore, Minecraft revolutionized the…
In Minnesota, Anthony Stephen Israelson was found guilty of two misdemeanors for driving a school bus drunk. The case stemmed…
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court decided Callais. The last paragraph of the opinion stated: The judgment of the District Court is…
4/30/1789: President Washington’s inauguration. He would appoint eleven members to the Supreme Court: Chief Justices Jay, Rutledge, and Ellsworth, and…
Let’s talk about something silly, but quite revealing: Would you press the red button or the blue button? A version…