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Opinions features commentary, analysis, and perspectives on the state of free speech, censorship, and digital rights. This category offers a platform for diverse voices to debate and reflect on pressing issues shaping the future of open expression.
I acquired the concept of a “captive audience” only a few months ago, thanks to one of the students in…
The UK’s Labour government is in a parlous state. Following a collapse in popularity that was unprecedented in both speed…
Adam Louis-Klein is an anthropologist and PhD candidate at McGill University. His research focuses on Indigenous cosmologies in the Colombian…
If you went searching for the origins of meaning, you would probably start with brains, languages, and culture. You would…
I. Paradigms, New and OldFor weeks, an armada of US warships floated off Venezuela’s shores. Then, in the early hours of 3…
“Women having the vote reduces men’s political power.” If this sentence offends you, then take heart: you are not alone.…
Whether the massive current wave of demonstrations and rioting—in effect a popular uprising—will eventually lead to the overthrow of Iran’s…
In politically charged incidents, narratives often arrive before evidence. The Minnesota ICE shooting is a recent and unusually clear example.…
When Zohran Mamdani took office as the mayor of New York City on 1 January, he promised to usher in…
Written by Alan Davison, presented by Zoe Booth.This video essay examines Australia’s growing difficulty in confronting antisemitism when it emerges…
In the last days of 2025, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stoked controversy by welcoming activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah to…
Podcast #320: Fighting for Freedom in Iran Read the full article here