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.
Lionel Shriver is an American novelist and journalist. She is the author of eighteen novels, as well as a story…
In popular media, the presentation of Shakespeare has become a clue to the cultural leanings of the time. A great…
I.In February 1775, Alexander Hamilton wrote a caustic response to a loyalist pamphlet published by Samuel Seabury, in which he…
I.Last year, Radley Metzger’s 1975 hardcore classic Naked Came the Stranger was re-issued by US indie distributor Mélusine in a…
Welcome to the Quillette podcast. I’m your host, Jonathan Kay. This week, we’ll be examining the strange and unique political…
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In 1628, the Chancellor of Bamberg, Johannes Junius, was charged with witchcraft. At first, he was interrogated by prosecutors without…
In 2023, we published Grave Error, a book of essays that candidly discusses the “unmarked-graves” social panic that swept Canada…
Based on an essay by Peggy Satre, presented by Zoe Booth.In the late 1990s, biologist Randy Thornhill and anthropologist Craig…