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.
After reports that the Trump administration and state of Florida are considering abandoning the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center in the…
Until today, the federal law that prohibits “unlawful users” of controlled substances from possessing a gun was generally understood to…
AI-generated image. Today, in United States v. Hemani, the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment prevents the federal government…
This evening, I will be speaking to students with The Fund for American Studies. As is my usual custom with…
Today the Supreme Court decided T.M. v. University of Maryland Medical System Corp., a case concerning the application of the Rooker-Feldman…
What affordability discourse gets wrong: “Nearly half of U.S. families couldn’t afford basic necessities in 2024, report finds,” reads an NPR…
The new Global Justice Report by the World Inequality Lab in France—which calls for caps on economic growth in rich countries,…
From yesterday’s Complaint in Spatz v. Stewart & TheaterMania (S.D.N.Y.): This is an action for libel per se, and false…
The U.S. Supreme Court just added a new case to its upcoming 2026–27 docket that should interest fans of early…
This is part of 1776 All-Stars, a series about Reason’s favorite American Founders. Read more here. Joanna Andreasson I do not…
Today’s guest is Matt Welch, editor at large at Reason and co-host of The Fifth Column podcast. Welch joins Nick…
When Maryam Rahimi opened SoLIT Café in downtown Montreal five years ago, she says she never imagined she would spend…