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.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing a tough reality check. Just a few months into office, the new mayor’s…
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With a few days’ perspective on the State of the Union address, which grows ever closer in spirit and content…
At the moment, corruption investigations and trials of political figures are taking place in jurisdictions around the U.S. including Hawaii,…
I sometimes prattle about a proverbial $1 million tax on poodles as a way to illustrate the counterproductive nature of…
In December 2025, the conservative Manhattan Institute released a report examining the coalition that had come together a year earlier…
There is a word to describe the illegal taking of money or property, followed by a refusal to return the…
Last month, a federal judge in New Hampshire issued an injunction purporting to prevent the state from ending its vehicle…
After searching for five days, a partially blind refugee was found dead on Tuesday, only five miles from where U.S.…
During his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Donald Trump described the Supreme Court’s rejection of his “emergency”…
Christian Britschgi is back this week, and you won’t want to miss the incredibly true story of what happened to…
Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for…