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.
Ernest Hemingway once wrote that there are two ways to go bankrupt: “gradually and then suddenly.” For Social Security, the…
Conditions at Delaney Hall are so reprehensible and degrading that detained individuals have resorted to starving themselves to bring attention…
It’s hard to think of a better illustration of the dramatic changes that our President has wrought in the world…
Police arrested a man in Florida for attempted child abduction in a town he had never visited, and the only…
Writer and philosopher Ayn Rand was often accused of inventing cartoonish villains. Rogues like Ellsworth Toohey in The Fountainhead would scheme…
For several weeks now, I have been surprised that the major newspapers have not covered the Judge Ross scandal. In…
Florida Man Sues Police Over Wrongful Arrest Due to False Facial Recognition Match JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Robert Dillon is suing…
In 1775, the great British essayist and lexicographer Samuel Johnson entered the political fray over the American Revolution with a…
Massachusetts has a long and storied history of prohibition. The Puritans banned dice, cards, and gaming tables. The state was…
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This is part of 1776 All-Stars, a series about Reason’s favorite American Founders. Read more here. Joanna Andreasson”Rightful liberty is…
When Sen. Mitch McConnell (R–Ky.) introduced the Hemp Farming Act of 2018, which legalized hemp nationwide, he claimed the legislation…