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.
Long-time readers may remember a series of posts I wrote circa 2020 about the conflicts between Chief Justice Roberts and…
One of the most persistent and misleading fallacies in politics is that successive presidents represent a clear and decisive change…
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Cohabiting couples with children are sought for a “marriage bootcamp,” ads on radio and social media would announce. If they…
Silencing “Fighting Bob”: The Attack on Antiwar Progressives During the First World War, by Eric T. Chester, NYU Press, 216…
I’ve often said that my favorite Chief Justice Roberts opinions are his dissent. Why? I know he actually believes what…
The Dobbs leak and the Clean Power Plan leak are very different. The Dobbs leak was designed to impact a pending case.…
I remember the evening of February 9, 2016 very clearly. I had just arrived at Bush Intercontinental Airport, like I…
From yesterday’s decision by Judge Jorge Alonso (N.D. Ill.) in Rosado v. Bondi: Plaintiff Kassandra Rosado runs a Facebook group…
Affordability has become the latest go-to buzzword for politicians across the ideological spectrum. Food has received special focus, with everyone…
This morning’s New York Times contains a blockbuster scoop by Adam Liptak and Jodi Kantor: Internal memos from the Supreme Court…
From an order last Dec. 11 (but just made available on CourtListener yesterday) by Magistrate Judge Andrew Edison (S.D. Tex.):…