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.
The United States is entering a self-inflicted crisis in the Middle East. President Donald Trump has ordered a “beautiful armada”…
Can a building be a sex trafficker? Some lawyers seem to be hoping so. Apartment buildings, nightclubs, and hotels have…
Today, the NYU Democracy Project published my article “Strengthen Democracy by Empowering People to Vote with their Feet.” It is…
This week, Stephen Colbert—host of CBS’ The Late Show—interviewed Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a candidate in the state’s Democratic Senate…
Has the effort to end race-based admissions in higher education—a major goal of conservative and libertarian institutions for years—resulted in…
Map from Wikipedia. The case is now in discovery, and in yesterday’s Canaan v. Carnegie Mellon University, Judge Scott Hardy (W.D.…
It’s no secret that the Trump administration is thin-skinned about criticism and intolerant of efforts to document its activities. Administration…
In Missouri, Pariss Brown keeps getting surprise visits from law enforcement because her home was the last known address for…
In 2013, several Republican senators questioned President Barack Obama’s use of drones to kill suspected terrorists. The lawmakers, who included…
This week, editors Peter Suderman and Katherine Mangu-Ward are joined by Senior Editor Robby Soave and reporter Reem Ibrahim to discuss…
I recently became an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute. The flagship journal of MI is City Journal, where I will…
[1.] From New York trial court judge Dakota Ramseur’s opinion in Duncan v. Dick Blick Holdings, Inc., decided Jan. 21…