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.
5 years agoNovember 2020 “As predicted by the vast majority of trade economists, [President Donald] Trump’s tariffs have failed in…
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Thanks to a Supreme Court that has blessed anything short of physical torture, prosecutors have more coercive tools than ever…
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed suit on Monday, accusing Louisiana’s new immigration detention center, “Louisiana Lockup,” and the…
The New York Times surveyed nearly four-hundred federal judges, asking them about their views of the Supreme Court’s emergency docket. I agree…
Strange Attractor: The Hallucinatory Life of Terence McKenna, by Graham St. John, The MIT Press, 548 pages, $35 A large…
Ohio State Professor Michael Clune, who caused a bit of a stir in academia with hhis December 2024 essay “We…
10/12/1977: Regents of the University of California v. Bakke argued. The Burger Court (1975-1981)The post Today in Supreme Court History:…
Glenn Jacobs, better known to wrestling fans as “Kane,” has spent the past seven years as the mayor of Knox County,…
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Lena Dunham’s new Netflix series Too Much is a meandering, if still highly watchable, rom-com. The show chronicles 30-something Jessica, who relocates…
In 2013, whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed that the U.S. government engaged in mass surveillance of the American people. Some of…