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.
Stephanie Foster has a sweet tooth, and she wanted to sink her teeth into a mouthful of chocolate. By the…
From Judge Christopher Cooper’s opinion Tuesday in Johnson v. Georgetown Univ. (D.D.C.): Plaintiff Aneesa Johnson, an African American and Muslim…
A Palm Beach County detective was disciplined for farting in a fellow deputy’s face, public records obtained by Reason show.…
President Donald Trump made history yesterday at the U.S. Supreme Court when he became the first sitting president on record…
As the Supreme Court was striking down many of the tariffs that President Donald Trump tried to impose one year…
A year ago today, President Donald Trump unveiled steep tariffs on imports from most countries. With these duties, he declared,…
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As President Donald Trump told it, his “Liberation Day” tariffs aimed to correct “unfair trade practices by other countries.” But…
Former New Haven, Connecticut, Police Chief Karl Jacobson is facing criminal charges for allegedly embezzling $85,500 from city funds, nearly…
After years of prosecuting people for their social media activity, the U.K. government says it will stop wasting time “investigating…
Today is a day unlike any other than I can remember. At 10:00 a.m., the Supreme Court heard oral argument…
Back in August 2025, I speculated about why the Court granted certiorari in Chiles v. Salazar, yet denied review two years early…