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.
Back at it: “Iran said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz was an inviolable ‘red line,’ warning that if…
The Iran war gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “targeted ads.” During the war, the U.S. military evacuated…
The libertarian-leaning Rep. Thomas Massie (R–Ky.) is making active use of his last few months in Congress. One of his…
The George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center has issued a call for papers on “Policymaker Responses to the Revolution in…
The Trump administration’s trade war with the world has been a haphazard, often chaotic affair, but if you had to…
President Donald Trump’s brazenly corrupt “settlement” of his lawsuit against the IRS included a jaw-dropping order in which Acting Attorney…
The article is here; here’s the Introduction: The gravest contemporary threats to expressive freedom do not always take the form of…
On July 9, the Seventh Circuit decided Barnett v. Raoul, upholding Illinois’ ban on AR-15 rifles. Maybe it hadn’t received…
President Donald Trump might soon be getting a cash infusion for his “new” war in Iran. On Wednesday, House Republicans…
In May of this year, a federal judge ruled that Cook County, Illinois, is liable for constitutional violations when it…
Here’s yet another data point working against the notion that far-left, democratic socialism–friendly candidates are successfully courting the working class:…
In 2023, Defendant WP Company LLC (the “Post”) published an article titled “Trust linked to porn-friendly bank could gain a…