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.
It’s fitting that the embattled Keir Starmer resigned as prime minister of the United Kingdom almost exactly a decade after…
Did the humanities go woke because they went broke? That scenario has become one of the more persuasive explanations for the present…
Editor’s note: This article is adapted from a piece originally published in Dutch in de Volkskrant.Here is a trivia question:…
In the history of the sciences, in history tout court, few books have dropped with greater thunder or left a greater…
The latest and most fearsome round of fighting in the long shadow war with the Islamic Republic of Iran is…
Our rockets can find Halley’s Comet and reach Venus.But our fridges don’t work. ~Mikhail Gorbachev In the hills of northeast…
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One of David Hockney’s favourite stories concerned a ceramic owl made by Picasso. Standing before it in contemplation, he would…
Anthony Bass pitched in the major leagues for more than a decade, appearing in almost 400 games with seven different…
What does it mean for a civilisation to turn against itself? In this episode, Quillette’s Zoe Sankey speaks with philosopher…
As has been true of most of the milestones in my life, my itinerant 28-year career as a professor of…