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.
Last month I wrote a post about Judge William Young of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.…
Can the public trust health recommendations from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)? Be cautious. HHS and its…
Pending an unexpected last minute deal, it appears that the federal government will shut down at midnight on Wednesday. Some…
Today, in AAUP v. Rubio, federal district Judge William G. Young (appointed by Ronald Reagan) ruled that speech-based deportations of…
Here we go again. As I write, politicians are trying to gin up a new panic over a looming “government…
Council of Economics Chair Stephen Miran was confirmed as a Federal Reserve governor just before September’s Federal Open Market Committee…
The artificial intelligence boom has sent electricity prices reeling, with a recent Bloomberg analysis finding that wholesale energy prices in…
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Make football, not war, this week. In this week’s newsletter…
The federal government will shut down tonight. It looks like no real progress has been made and we’re headed for…
After Repeatedly Losing in Lower Court, Trump Asks SCOTUS To Review His Birthright Citizenship Order
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2025–2026 term, which officially kicks off next week, was already on track to be a notable…
9/30/1857: Justice Benjamin Robbins Curtis resigns from the Supreme Court after Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857). Justice Benjamin Robbins CurtisThe post Today…
5 years agoOctober 2020 “If judges did not routinely rubber-stamp search warrants, police investigating drug dealing might be less likely…