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.
From Barnes v. Scola, decided Thursday by Judge Richard Seeborg (N.D. Cal.): Selena Scola is an actress, entertainer, and influencer.…
Officials in Culver City, California, are considering a permanent ban on new fast-food restaurants with drive-thru lanes. The proposal grew out…
I guess we’re all working-class now: “I think if you have to work to pay your bills, I think that…
In an update to my post on the Hawaii Supreme Court’s lawlessness, I pointed out that the Hawaii legislature actually…
Nine years ago this summer, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in my favor in Matal v. Tam—the case about my…
South Dakota can’t stop a website from telling women of that state about abortion pills and where to get them—at…
In June, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Hemani that the government can’t strip your right to…
In South Carolina, where tattooing was not legalized until 2004, tattoo shops face some of the strictest regulations in the…
NA Today, Donald Trump announced plans to impose 50% tariffs on a wide range of Canadian imports to the United…
During his speech about election security last Thursday, President Donald Trump renewed his pitch for the SAVE America Act, focusing…
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss the escalating war with Iran and whether President Donald Trump has any…
NA “Democratic socialists” are a growing movement on the political left. And many of them are also prison abolitionists. But…