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.
Back in August 2025, I speculated about why the Court granted certiorari in Chiles v. Salazar, yet denied review two years early…
I have finished editing Chiles v. Salazar for the Barnett/Blackman supplement. This is a fascinating case. Based on the lopsided 8-1 vote,…
One of Michel Mandarin’s last memories of his hometown was the U.S. government throwing all the dogs into a gas…
Politicians tax what we earn, regulate what we build, and often decide what we can do with our bodies and…
Justice Amy Coney Barrett (Eric Lee/Pool via CNP/Polaris/Newscom) I have previously written about how all of the Trump Administration’s rationales…
Since reentering office, President Donald Trump has taken equity shares in multiple private companies on behalf of the U.S. government.…
On December 14, 1972, Eugene Cernan became the last human to walk on the moon. More than 53 years later,…
From Judge Sarah Pitlyk (E.D. Mo.) yesterday in Doe v. Sutton: This case arises from a relationship between Counterclaim Defendant…
President Donald Trump is growing frustrated that allied countries are not stepping up to help the U.S. in its war…
From yesterday’s opinion by Judge Andrew Carter (S.D.N.Y.) in Horowitz v. AJP Educ. Found., Inc., the plaintiff’s allegations: Horowitz is…
There’s something unseemly going on with Kristi Noem’s husband—and it’s not the giant, fake balloon breasts. Bryon Noem, longtime spouse…
As I write, Solicitor General has just concluded his arguments in Trump v. Barbara, the birthright citizenship case. I will avoid…