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.
There are roughly 195 countries in the world, depending on how one counts. According to the World Bank, 87 qualify…
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This essay was adapted by Quillette’s editorial staff from The Cass Review and Gender-Related Care for Young People in Canada:…
In 1628, the Chancellor of Bamberg, Johannes Junius, was charged with witchcraft. At first, he was interrogated by prosecutors without…
In 2023, we published Grave Error, a book of essays that candidly discusses the “unmarked-graves” social panic that swept Canada…
Based on an essay by Peggy Satre, presented by Zoe Booth.In the late 1990s, biologist Randy Thornhill and anthropologist Craig…
A review of Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood by William J. Mann, 464 pages, Simon &…
For nearly a decade, Saudi Arabia has been locked in a wrestling match with its own identity. Is it a…
A review of The Most American King: Abdullah of Jordan by Aaron Magid, 243 pages, Universal Publishers (October 2025)“We will…
Last month, the United States tacitly assented to the assault of the Syrian army, backed by Turkey, on the Syrian…
A review of Discipline by Randa Abdel-Fattah, 256 pages, University of Queensland Press (September 2025).In all the millions of words…
Although European leaders have become used to hostile and erratic behaviour from the current US government, Donald Trump’s proposal to…