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.
Over a decade ago, Sen. John Fetterman (D–Pa.) looked like the future of Bernie Sanders–style populism, championing higher minimum wages,…
There was a time, not long ago, when Democrats could have branded their organization as the sane party. With Republicans…
From Sullivan v. Schiman, decided Tuesday by the Illinois Appellate Court (Justice John Anderson, joined by Justices Linda Davenport and…
From Tassinari v. Salvation Army, decided Monday by Judge Leo Sorokin (D. Mass.); I’d love to hear what list members…
Automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) are among the fastest-growing forms of mass surveillance, logging over 20 billion license plate scans…
“We have a sclerotic gerontocracy,” posted then-48-year-old Rep. Ro Khanna (D–Calif.) back in 2024. Gerontocracy means rule by the old.…
Six weeks ago, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the creation of COGE, the Commission on Government Efficiency. While…
Naturalization ceremonies on the Fourth of July are singularly joyous occasions. New members are officially inducted into the American project…
From today’s opinion by Magistrate Judge Jennifer Willis (S.D.N.Y.) in Dixon v. Cartagena:On June 1, 2026, Roc Nation filed a…
Two teenagers were detained by police in San Mateo, California, earlier this week after a Waymo representative alerted law enforcement…
In the days before the much-ballyhooed celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary, Gallup dropped what passes for a bombshell from its…
More than one out of every $10 in federal food stamp payments was made in error last year—and states with…