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 travel a lot, and this is one of my dad’s favourite things to brag about over coffee with his…
Tariq Ramadan is either a predatory manipulator who belongs behind bars or a calm voice of reason victimised by a…
Freya India’s recent book, GIRLS®: Gen Z and the Commodification of Everything, relates the struggles of young women growing up…
A review of End of Days: Ruby Ridge, The Apocalypse and the Unmaking of America by Chris Jennings; 384 pages;…
By now, many readers—even those who don’t know (or care) about Canadian politics—will have seen the excruciating video highlights from…
Last year, Luc Besson’s Dracula: A Love Tale arrived in cinemas wrapped in claims of fidelity to Bram Stoker’s 1897…
I.On 20 March 2026, Counsellor Pierre Thiriar in the Antwerp Court of Appeals published an opinion piece in which he…
Artificial intelligence did not slip gently into human affairs, it landed with force and urgency. It invaded living rooms, boardrooms,…
AI Is Not About To Become Sentient Read the full article here
In the early 2000s, I spent much of my time over the course of several years fighting the incursion of…
Louis XIV transformed Versailles from a hunting lodge into a palace so vast it consumed France’s treasury. Stalin demolished Moscow’s…
Despite an ongoing crimewave, Melbourne was recently named the world’s best city by Time Out magazine, to a mix of…