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 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…
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Written and read by Iona Italia.This video essay responds to the terrorist attack on Jews celebrating Chanukah at Bondi Beach…
The refusal to discuss Islamic antisemitism in Australia not only endangers Jews but threatens social cohesion. The terrorist attack at…
Video essay written and read by Claire Lehmann. The text was originally published in The Australian.The Bondi attack was widely…
“Criminal trials without juries are a bad idea. You don’t fix the backlog with trials that are widely perceived as…
Here in Australia, all other recent news has been overshadowed by the horrific terrorist attack that took place on Sunday…
Over the past year, a new ideological framework, which I’ll call neo-decolonialism, has been taking hold in activist, academic, and…
Christmas is a time for watching movies. Every year, television schedules are packed with holiday classics, and the internet is…