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.
When I think of Australia, I often think of Bondi Beach. Not just its great natural beauty, its hip cosmopolitan…
Introduction On this week’s episode, I’m going to be talking about a wide range of controversial issues with a guest…
Written and read by Jack Pinczewski. In the aftermath of the Bondi Beach terror attack, Jack Pinczewski examines why the…
“‘Brothers in Arms’ is a one-off in the musical world,” says Dire Straits bassist John Illsley of the title track…
Introduction: I’m Iona Italia, Managing Editor at Quillette. And today, we’re bringing you an episode from the Areo Magazine archives,…
Nouvelle Vague—Richard Linklater’s new movie about the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s landmark debut feature À Bout de Souffle (Breathless)—is a…
It was a shock, but it was not a surprise. Two men driven by their pathological hatred of Jews have…
The antisemitic Bondi Beach terrorist attacks have brought the global intifada to one of the farther-flung corners of the English-speaking…
Report by Claire Lehmann from the Bondi Beach terror attack vigil.Claire Lehmann reports from Bondi Beach in Sydney after a…
The last time I saw my stepmother’s father was in the mid-1980s, in a long-term care facility in Ithaca, New…
Tonight’s massacre on Bondi Beach is the deadliest terrorist attack ever carried out on Australian soil, and the worst attack…
Over the past week, the following things happened in Canada.On 2 December, a dissident academic named Frances Widdowson travelled to…