Freedom IndexDebates
Debates showcases discussions and arguments around controversial issues in free speech and censorship. From academic debates to public discourse, this category highlights contrasting perspectives on where to draw the line between expression, safety, and regulation.
Despite an ongoing crimewave, Melbourne was recently named the world’s best city by Time Out magazine, to a mix of…
For Quillette, Pamela Paresky speaks with journalist and analyst Emily Schrader about the Islamic Republic of Iran—its ideological foundations, power…
Sign up for Quillette Ten Years of Ideas No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. In March 2026, three prominent thinkers died within…
“Tonight,” said Donald Trump to the people of Iran on 28 February, “bombs will be dropping everywhere. … When we…
In 2016, I mistook a fortress for a prison. When I first moved to the United Arab Emirates, I believed…
Meanwhile, in Sudan While Iran, Israel, and Gaza have dominated headlines, a bloody power struggle among Sudanese warlords grinds on.…
Review of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, playing at The Domain, Sydney (23 and 24 January 2026).Bats migrate across…
A review of The West: A New History in Fourteen Lives by Naoíse Mac Sweeney, 448 pages, Dutton (May 2023).At…
After winning the leadership of the Australian Liberal Party this month, Angus Taylor declared an intention to harden immigration policy,…
Of all the hypocrisies and moral failings that 7 October exposed, none is starker or more abhorrent than those relating…
Iran has never confined its interference in other countries to the Middle East, nor have its activities been restricted to…
After a fortnight of war-making against Iran and its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, the rocketing of Israel by the Islamists has…