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.
In this extended interview, Quillette’s Pamela Paresky speaks with Chapin Fay, spokesperson for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), an independent…
A review of Bob Dylan: Things Have Changed by Ron Rosenbaum; 287 pages; Melville House (October 2025)Ron Rosenbaum is one…
Excerpted and lightly adapted from That Book Is Dangerous!: How Moral Panic, Social Media, and the Culture Wars Are Remaking…
The death of my friend Richard Herzinger at the age of 69 is a terrible loss for his friends and family, as…
Introduction: Welcome to the Quillette Podcast. Quillette is where free thought lives. We are an independent grassroots platform for heterodox…
I.During a public address in October 2023, as Israel was preparing to launch its ground invasion of the Gaza Strip,…
I. The Once and Future Israeli Doctrine As long as Israel has existed, in time of peace as in time of…
A review of The Sword of Freedom: Israel, Mossad, and the Secret War by Yossi Cohen; 261 pages; Broadside Books…
Last week, The New York Times and Israeli sources reported on the discovery of a six-page 2022 memo believed to…
During my neurology rotation as a medical student, one of my first patients was in the middle stage of much-dreaded…
Journalist and former New York Post editor David Kaufman joins Quillette’s Zoe Booth to discuss his viral essay, The Art…
The debate over whether or not powerful artificially intelligent agents are likely—or even possible—has been raging since the construction of…