Freedom Index#MediaFreedom
Free speech has long been a cornerstone of democratic society. But today, its principles face increasing pressure. Around the world,…
With an act designated as “non-crime,” you might reasonably expect the role for law enforcement to be quite limited. No…
Imagine you are engaging in the time-honored American tradition of criticizing your local government. You air your complaints on a…
The future of expression online will in part rest on today’s debates over what age groups can legally use platforms…
More than 100 years ago, Stanford University terminated economics and sociology professor Edward Ross and set in motion a wild…
At issue: Can schools ban sanitized political expression just because someone considers it profane?SAND LAKE, Mich., March 26, 2026 –…
Across the United States, teenagers freely express themselves online. But that freedom is rapidly being restricted, and make no mistake:…
The political sphere, and the world more broadly, would probably be a better place if we did away with the…
This essay was originally published by UnHerd on March 16, 2026.Over the weekend, the federal government threatened to effectively censor…
When the Trump administration demanded changes to Anthropic’s AI system and backed it up with a threat to seize the…
When student journalism came under fire last year, those sparks caught the public’s attention. With the ousting of The Indiana Daily Student’s…
Google a campus newsroom, click the first result, and you expect to land on a student newspaper’s website. In early…