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.
This week’s podcast is something of a throwback episode—both for Quillette itself and for me personally.We’re going to be talking…
Letters to the Editor May 23 2026 Read the full article here
A Review of A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes by Anthony Bale; 368 pages;…
A review of Constable’s Year: An Artist in Changing Seasons by Susan Owens; 223 pages; Thames & Hudson (January 2026)John…
As I watched Israel’s Eurovision contestant Noam Bettan belt his way to second place in Vienna last week, I found…
Media outlets were ablaze. It was, in the judgement of Thomas Friedman, “the most significant encounter between American and Chinese…
In Goethe’s poem Der Zauberlehrling, an apprentice, left alone in his master’s workshop, decides to try his hand at the…
Nicholas Kristof’s recent New York Times essay “The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians,” displays a corruption in the…
When I introduced myself to the fourth-graders that morning, I said, “Hi, I’m Dr. Lynch.” Not Mr. Lynch. Not the…
A review of The American Edge: The Military Tech Nexus and the Sources of Great Power Dominance by Seth G. Jones;…
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) based in Lyon, France, is a highly regarded branch of the World…
On April 25, a man armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and knives charged through a security gate and was apprehended by Secret Service agents before he could…