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.
President Donald Trump made many outlandish economic claims in this year’s State of the Union address. Here are three of…
On Friday, the Supreme Court struck down the sweeping tariffs President Trump had imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers…
China was hermetically closed for decades after the Communist Party came to power in 1949. Even today, access to primary…
On Monday, an attorney and former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) instructor, Ryan Schwank, testified before Congress that the agency’s…
As Noah Petersen saw it, he was exercising his freedom of speech when he criticized the Newton, Iowa, police department…
An Illinois county court ruled the city of Chicago is liable for $163 million in vehicle fines that it illegally…
I am pleased to post the final version of my new article Data Scanning and the Fourth Amendment, just out…
Has any President ever lost such a significant case before the Supreme Court? I don’t think so. That is the…
The sixth year of a modern American presidency tends to be brutal. The public wearies, the scandals brew, the grisly…
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. Thanks to traveling last week for a reporting trip, this…
Section 230 immunity is an expansive, largely court-created doctrine that often renders online platforms immune from civil suits for any…
A new war of choice? It’s become increasingly evident that the United States is preparing for a possible war with…