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.
Michael Chapman Libertarians and many conservatives have long argued that the federal government is too large, too intrusive, and often…
In his 2023 book Government Gangsters, Kash Patel, now the director of the FBI, described a “deep state” conspiracy against…
There was a time when the American right was conservative: appreciative of inherited wisdom, skeptical of rationalism, wary of excessive…
The Cato Institute’s Alex Nowrasteh and Reason’s Katherine Mangu-Ward debate National Review’s Rich Lowry and Steven Camarota from the Center…
This week, a federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey, a longtime antagonist of President Donald Trump—even though…
For years, the federal government has been amassing DNA profiles of noncitizens. But recently released Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…
Walter Olson Yesterday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order laying out plans to use law enforcement and regulation to…
If you’re the betting type, you might as well put everything you’ve got on One Battle After Another to win…
Jai Kedia The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met last week and decided to lower the target for the federal…
TikTok deal signed: A coalition of investors from Oracle, MGX, and Silver Lake has agreed to buy TikTok and run an…
Jeffrey Miron On September 19, President Trump signed an executive order adding a $100,000 fee to applications for H‑1B visas, which…
Like all authoritarian movements, MAGA likes to display “shock and awe” to arouse its supporters and intimidate its opponents. Why…