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.
The rising cost of living is impacting nearly every good, including beef. From December 2020 to December 2025, the average…
Libertarians are often asked, “Without government, who will pave the roads?” After the weekend’s winter storm, libertarians may ask: “When…
From an Institute for Free Speech symposium on the 50th anniversary of Buckley, which I’ve been cross-posting; this is by Roger…
NA The Supreme Court’s controversial 5-4 ruling in Kelo v. City of New London (2005), held that private “economic development” is…
Watchdog report: U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) internal watchdog office issued a preliminary report, per The New York Times, that contradicts…
That’s from a federal regulation, 70 Fed. Reg. 14496-01, 14510-11; it has recently been corrected, but some states have similar…
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Officials at England’s Henley College, a public school equivalent to junior and senior years in U.S. high schools, reported a…
From the opinion by Judges Bobby Shepherd and David Stras in Tincher v. Noem: The district court entered a preliminary…
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From Judge Jamal Whitehead (W.D. Wash.) Friday in Young v. Boeing Co. (W.D. Wash.): According to Troglia—who identifies as “mixed…
After U.S. Border Patrol agents fatally shot Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti on Saturday, federal officials described him as a “domestic…