Prof. Mark Grabowski published an op-ed in National Review arguing that Europe’s reputation for press freedom is increasingly detached from reality.

In the Dec. 15 op-ed, titled “In Europe, Freedom of the Press Is an Illusion,” Grabowski responds to European officials who cited the World Press Freedom Index after the EU fined Elon Musk’s platform X, arguing that the ranking “confuses censorship with protection” by rewarding aggressive speech regulation and penalizing countries whose governments lack the power to police lawful expression.

He contends that the index measures regulatory conformity rather than genuine press freedom, masking a system in which fines, vague “harm” standards, and criminal speech laws quietly chill journalism and public debate. As Grabowski concludes, real press freedom is defined not by how elegantly governments manage information, but by how willing they are to leave speech alone — even when it is messy, wrong, or unpopular.

Professor Mark Grabowski was featured in a CNBC story examining how cryptocurrency is complicating modern divorce cases. With millennials entering peak divorce years and many households holding digital assets, courts are increasingly struggling to determine ownership, disclosure, and division of crypto.

In the article, Grabowski explained why crypto creates new challenges for lawyers and judges, noting that digital assets can be hidden or moved instantly: “In divorce cases, crypto is creating the same headaches we’ve long seen with offshore accounts, except now the assets can be moved instantly and invisibly.”

He emphasized that crypto ownership isn’t tied to a name on an account but to whoever controls the private keys: “If one spouse controls the wallet, they effectively control the assets.”

Grabowski, who teaches courses on cryptocurrency and cyber law, also warned that the lack of standardized reporting makes it easier for a spouse to underreport holdings: “Without that transparency and given the lack of reporting standards, it’s easy for one spouse to hide or underreport holdings. Courts are still catching up.”

The full story — “Married millennials, here comes the crypto divorce cliff” — explores how digital assets are reshaping family law, forensic investigations, and financial disclosure.