Versions of the Ross flag, now a logo for Freedom 250, the White House–endorsed semiquincentennial planner, have been popping up in political contexts and elsewhere. (There are variations of the logo,

America250 and Freedom 250 are leading competing efforts to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary. Here’s how their plans and controversies differ.

Freedom. The word is practically tattooed onto America’s DNA. It’s in our national anthem, etched into monuments, stitched into flags, and plastered across political speeches like a magic incantation.

A fleet of mobile museums is touring the country with a version of American history the administration can get behind.

A report from Democratic staff alleges that Freedom 250 diverted donors trying to give to America250, a different, bipartisan organization.

When the University of Chicago launched the Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression in 2023, President Paul Alivisatos said it would be a place where “free expression genuinely serves the seeking of truths,

The Intellectual Freedom Committee today announced the release of “Content Controls and Access Guidelines for Vendors,” a new guiding document designed to help library staff make informed, principled decisions when selecting third‑party digital content providers.

The German government should abandon its plans to gut Germany’s Freedom of Information Act, Human Rights Watch said today. The proposed amendments will threaten core human rights essential to transparency and public participation in a democracy based on the rule of law.