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.
I.When US president Woodrow Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war against Germany in April 1917, he argued that…
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Reform or Revolution?Western liberalism is in decline, challenged by rising authoritarianism on the Right and the Left. Since January 2025, Trumpism…
A review of Muscle Man by Jordan Castro, 272 pages, Catapult Books (September 2025)Jordan Castro made his name in the…
Rage Is Now the Machine Angertainment capitalises on ordinary democratic conflict by selling it back to us as spectacle. Read…
From 29 September–3 October 2025, Sydney will host the world’s biggest space conference, the International Astronautical Congress (IAC). This is…
Introduction: I’m your host, Iona Italia. My guest this week is Andrew Doyle. Andrew is a writer, journalist, and satirist.…
“The decision by several countries to recognise a Palestinian state is one of the fruits of the October 7 [terrorist…
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When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shuttered the mRNA vaccine development program operated by his department’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development…
Since the Israel–Hamas war broke out in 2023, Gaza’s humanitarian crisis has become a focal point of international debate and…
On 22 August, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee named Iryna Zarutska was stabbed to death by a black male on a…