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.
The UK’s Labour government is in a parlous state. Following a collapse in popularity that was unprecedented in both speed…
Adam Louis-Klein is an anthropologist and PhD candidate at McGill University. His research focuses on Indigenous cosmologies in the Colombian…
If you went searching for the origins of meaning, you would probably start with brains, languages, and culture. You would…
I. Paradigms, New and OldFor weeks, an armada of US warships floated off Venezuela’s shores. Then, in the early hours of 3…
“Women having the vote reduces men’s political power.” If this sentence offends you, then take heart: you are not alone.…
Whether the massive current wave of demonstrations and rioting—in effect a popular uprising—will eventually lead to the overthrow of Iran’s…
In politically charged incidents, narratives often arrive before evidence. The Minnesota ICE shooting is a recent and unusually clear example.…
When Zohran Mamdani took office as the mayor of New York City on 1 January, he promised to usher in…
Written by Alan Davison, presented by Zoe Booth.This video essay examines Australia’s growing difficulty in confronting antisemitism when it emerges…
In the last days of 2025, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stoked controversy by welcoming activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah to…
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Amid the growing cost of living crisis, Marxist firebrand Zohran Mamdani has been elected to the position of Mayor of…