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.
Although history never repeats itself, it is a useful teacher and we ignore its instruction at our peril. To understand…
Exactly 100 years ago, in the southern hemisphere summer of 1925–26, a pioneering anthropological project was underway in the Pacific…
Claire LehmannArchitecture as Revenge—Charlotte AllenCharlotte Allen’s critical review of The Brutalist is one of my favourite essays of the year,…
“Do you know what they’ve done to me, even though I’m a leading figure in my field? You’re in France…
Video essay based on the work of Gerald M. Steinberg and E. Levenson and narrated by Zoe Booth.For decades, Médecins…
The war in Sudan is not just another failed revolution, it is the fault line between two Middle Easts. On…
In November 2025, a user of AI assistant Claude 4,5 Opus discovered something unusual: an internal file describing the model’s…
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As a scientist, I tend to get labelled an anti-art bigot when I tell my friends that, unlike science, the…
In an essay from her classic collection Against Interpretation (1966), the writer and critic Susan Sontag identifies two contrasting forms…
Introduction This week, it’s time for our annual Christmas podcast.And in keeping with recent Quillette tradition, it’s going to have…
Written and read by Iona Italia.This video essay responds to the terrorist attack on Jews celebrating Chanukah at Bondi Beach…