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.
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…
This week, we’re going to continue exploring political issues within the LGB&T communities, a theme that I’ve touched on lately…
In 2022, James Cameron brought audiences the sequel to his 2009 sci-fi epic Avatar. In Avatar: The Way of Water,…
A review of Hated by All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and the Unraveling of the Conservative Mind by Jason…
In the previous essay in this four-part series on the impact of the Second World War in Southeast Asia, I…
A Review of Sex and Style: Literary Criticism and Gender in Early Modern England by Elizabeth Scott-Baumann, 216 pages, Princeton…
In the early hours of 6 March, British counter-terrorism police arrested four Iranian men suspected of assisting Iranian intelligence services…
On 1 March, the day after the United States and Israel launched strikes against the Islamic Republic, Candace Owens told…