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.
Will Lester/ZUMA Press/Newscom Much of the eastern United States has recently been affected by smoke originating from massive wildfires in…
7/17/1862: Congress enacts the Confiscation Act, which empowers the government to seize the property of the rebels. The Supreme Court…
Give the world’s control freaks credit where it’s due: No matter how creepy their proposals are, there’s always another nanny…
Across the country, progressive politicians continue to push for an ever-higher minimum wage. Whether it’s New York City’s Mamdani-led pursuit of $30…
7/18/1942: Justice George Sutherland dies. Justice George SutherlandThe post Today in Supreme Court History: July 18, 1942 appeared first on…
Democrats have a union problem. They have tied their political fortunes to unions, public and private, in ways that exacerbate…
Associate Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett testified before Congress this week. Much of the press coverage and online…
Trump’s stolen-election claims: “Great damage has been done to our country,” said President Donald Trump last night in a special address…
Journalist Michael Tracey and Pace University’s Marcella Szablewicz debate the resolution, “The Jeffrey Epstein scandal has become a case of…
On Thursday night, President Donald Trump delivered a primetime address to the nation on one of his favorite topics: the…
From U.S. v. Littlejohn, decided today by D.C. Circuit Judge Justin Walker, joined by Judges Neomi Rao and Judith Rogers:…
From yesterday’s decision in N.Y. Times Co. v. U.S. Dep’t of Defense, by Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson and Patricia Millett,…