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.
For much of the modern era, authorship has been understood as a distinctly human endeavour—one rooted in judgment, accountability, and…
In 2021, the body of New Age spiritual leader Amy Carlson was found mummified. Her eyes were missing from her…
A review of Storm at the Capitol: An Oral History of January 6th by Mary Clare Jalonick, 336 pages, PublicAffairs…
I acquired the concept of a “captive audience” only a few months ago, thanks to one of the students in…
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…