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 he was running for office in 2016, Donald Trump said he would pay off America’s national debt in just…
President Donald Trump, who has periodically threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act before reconsidering, performed that familiar two-step again last…
CHAPTER II MEMBERSHIP Article 2.1: Member States Membership in the Board of Peace is limited to States invited to participate…
Before the Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in Wolford v. Lopez, I covered a range of Second Amendment issues…
This week, editors Peter Suderman and Matt Welch are joined by novelist and Reason contributor Kat Rosenfield and head of media for the Institute…
The most iconic gun of the 1980s was the Glock. It was popularized in many rap lyrics because of its…
After the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, several states had to repeal…
The Kurdish rebels of Rojava, the northeastern region of Syria, promised a type of revolution that had never been done…
On every Supreme Court order list, there is a familiar notation: As the petitioners have repeatedly abused this Court’s process,…
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week’s newsletter includes stories on: The growing zoning crackdown…
From an Institute for Free Speech symposium on the 50th anniversary of Buckley, which I’ll be cross-posting over the next…
Donald Trump was reelected to the presidency in 2024 after pledging to carry out the “largest deportation operation in American…