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.
Girls in an Online World Read the full article here
Letters to the Editor 10 April – 17 April 2026 Read the full article here
A review of Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs by Antony Beevor; 384 pages; Weidenfeld & Nicolson (March 2026)In the…
“Artists given complete freedom die a horrible death. So, when you tell them what they can’t do, they get creative…
Podcast Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to Michael Shermer, the author of a number of works on critical thinking, epistemology,…
On the eve of last year’s Earth Day, Denis Hayes—one of the original organisers of the first such event—declared:The world…
During an appearance on NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien in 2001, Sarah Silverman expounded on her unique strategy for…
This week on the Quillette podcast, I’ll be interviewing the director of Speechless, which is a great new two-part documentary…
Canada’s 215 Imaginary Martyrs How will Canadian journalists cover the five-year anniversary of the 2021 ‘unmarked-graves’ social panic without admitting…
A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel.~Robert Frost In his 1949 book The…
I vividly recall a meeting of our philosophy department a few years ago when a student representative—or perhaps a young…
There are scandals that expose corruption, and there are scandals that expose temperament. The Chomsky–Epstein affair belongs in the second…