Coleman argues that dominant technology platforms became powerful gatekeepers of medical information by suppressing dissenting views, removing content and elevating approved sources during major public-health controversies. His case is that censorship did more than narrow debate: it prevented patients from hearing arguments that challenged institutional guidance and gave private companies extraordinary influence over personal medical decisions.

An Albuquerque school social worker is challenging a district policy requiring employees to use a student’s chosen identity at school while withholding that information from parents unless the child approves disclosure. Jeanette Martinez says the rule compelled her to deceive families and denied her requests for a religious accommodation. Her lawsuit argues that the policy violates free-speech and parental rights.

Inflation remains above the Federal Reserve’s target, federal borrowing continues to grow and financial markets expect the central bank to intervene when another crisis arrives. Thornton argues that repeated rescues allow Washington to postpone the consequences of deficits, wars and monetary expansion. Another intervention could transfer the cost to households through inflation, depreciated savings and a new cycle of distorted investment.

Friedrich Merz has become Germany’s least popular chancellor as his Christian Democrats suffer major state-election defeats. Six years of economic stagnation, high energy costs, industrial decline and unresolved migration concerns have weakened the established parties. Efforts to isolate the AfD have failed to stop its growth, leaving Germany’s governing coalition without a convincing response to the voters abandoning it.