Freedom IndexOpinions
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.
In 2016, a Portuguese-American athlete named Hannah Caldas participated in the female category of the “Monstar Games,” a large fitness…
To visit Paris’s medieval art museum, the Musée de Cluny, is to be overwhelmed by images of Christ lugging the…
Identities are not formed in a vacuum. They are shaped by the expectations of our communities. As a result, we…
Recent protests over the UK government’s plans to house asylum seekers in hotels—most prominently at the Bell Hotel in Epping,…
Introduction: Welcome to the Quillette Podcast. I’ll be your host this week, Iona Italia. My guest this week is Andrew…
In 1979, Donald Trump acquired the block of Fifth Avenue between East 56th and 57th Streets with a plan to…
A review of Joseph Stalin and the Art of Tyranny by William Nester; 272 pages; Frontline (August 2025)William F. Buckley once observed that,…
On 26 August, US presidential envoy Tom Barrack visited Lebanon for the fourth time in three months. Barrack’s trip was…
A review of The Hamas Intelligence War Against Israel by Netanel Flamer; 216 pages; Cambridge University Press (November 2024)Netanel Flamer’s…
In this extended interview, Quillette’s Pamela Paresky speaks with Chapin Fay, spokesperson for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), an independent…
A review of Bob Dylan: Things Have Changed by Ron Rosenbaum; 287 pages; Melville House (October 2025)Ron Rosenbaum is one…
Excerpted and lightly adapted from That Book Is Dangerous!: How Moral Panic, Social Media, and the Culture Wars Are Remaking…