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.
Based on an essay by Peggy Satre, presented by Zoe Booth.In the late 1990s, biologist Randy Thornhill and anthropologist Craig…
A review of Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood by William J. Mann, 464 pages, Simon &…
For nearly a decade, Saudi Arabia has been locked in a wrestling match with its own identity. Is it a…
A review of The Most American King: Abdullah of Jordan by Aaron Magid, 243 pages, Universal Publishers (October 2025)“We will…
Last month, the United States tacitly assented to the assault of the Syrian army, backed by Turkey, on the Syrian…
A review of Discipline by Randa Abdel-Fattah, 256 pages, University of Queensland Press (September 2025).In all the millions of words…
Although European leaders have become used to hostile and erratic behaviour from the current US government, Donald Trump’s proposal to…
I.The Iranian revolt of 2026 has exposed a profound flaw in Western progressive thinking. While people in Tehran and Mashhad…
There are moments when geopolitical machinations reveal a government’s underlying character. The suggestion that the United States might purchase, annex,…
Video essay written and narrated by Iona Italia.Tasmania occupies an ambiguous place in the Australian imagination. Often treated as an…
In 2022, the UK government-funded Scottish Book Trust demanded that all 600 writers listed in its Live Literature directory—the primary…
A review of Taking Religion Seriously by Charles Murray, 185 pages, Encounter Books (October 2025)In his book Believe, published last…