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.
Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Make no mistake, this week you should put your feet up…
On his ABC late-night show last Monday, Jimmy Kimmel criticized President Donald Trump and his followers for their actions since…
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. Last week, California lawmakers closed out the 2025 legislative session…
Sunday’s massive, televised memorial service for Charlie Kirk contained grace notes that were simply breathtaking to behold. “That young man…I…
America’s electoral system has always been subject to—by design—a shifting balance of local control, state authority, and federal oversight. That…
“When 97 percent of the stories are bad,” President Donald Trump declared on Friday, “it’s no longer free speech.” When…
Jeffrey Miron Grocery bills are climbing again—up 3.2 percent over the past year—and nearly half of Americans say food prices…
A government shutdown would be a gift to the administration: Yesterday, the Trump administration told government agencies they should consider who…
Brandan P. Buck This morning, President Trump asserted that his administration is attempting to “get back” Bagram Airfield (BAF), the…
Peter Thiel, the billionaire venture capitalist and PayPal co-founder, has a provocative theory about how the Antichrist could take over…
Jeremy Horpedahl The Census Bureau recently released a massive amount of new data on Americans and the US economy, as…
One of the charming, if bizarre, discoveries I made living in New England was its constellation of splendid, thoroughly abandoned…