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.
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. As interesting as zoning policy is, writing about it can…
Deadline day. President Donald Trump continues to threaten Iran’s energy and transportation infrastructure. At a press conference Monday afternoon, he…
From In the Matter of K.P., decided June 26, 2024 by the Massachusetts District Court Appellate Division (Judge Thomas L.…
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a Colorado law that prohibits mental health professionals from providing “conversion therapy”…
In 2025, the United Kingdom paid a record £1.5 billion ($2 billion) in “constraint payments” to keep wind farms from…
The Connecticut General Assembly Education Committee voted 26–20 to advance House Bill 5468, despite thousands of people speaking out against…
When may public libraries, and especially public school libraries, remove books based on their content? In Pico v. Bd. of…
From Iowa Safe Schools v. Reynolds, decided today by Eighth Circuit Judge Ralph Erickson, joined by Judges Lavenski Smith and…
From Iowa Safe Schools v. Reynolds, decided today by Eighth Circuit Judge Ralph Erickson, joined by Judges Lavenski Smith and…
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss President Donald Trump’s escalating rhetoric around the war in Iran, including a…
First, some backstory from NBC News (Gary Grumbach & Dareh Gregorian): [Tina Marie] Peters was convicted of four felony and…
Since President Donald Trump announced his plan to replace the East Wing of the White House with an enormous ballroom…