A collection of 89 posts
What happens when governments decide they can no longer trust the public with open debate? An interview with Michael Shellenberger.
Lidia Thorpe is not treated more harshly because she’s an Indigenous woman. In fact, if it weren’t for these two immutable characteristics, she wouldn’t be where she is today.
Zoe meets with the ethicist and theologian Nigel Biggar as part of his trip to Australia.
Grant applications should be assessed on their scientific merits—not on the sex or political leanings of the applicant.
A proposed Australian law aimed at blocking false content would likely be applied selectively—and thereby further erode public trust in mainstream information sources.
What happens when the values of multiculturalism conflict with homophobic, misogynistic, and deeply anti-democratic strains of Islam?
Australia is among the least violent countries in the world. There are things we should do to make women safer, but we should not succumb to a crisis narrative.
We are at a crossroads—either we prepare for a world of identity politics and populism, or we restore settlement politics in Australia.
A conversation with Quillette founder Claire Lehmann.
A conversation with the director of Australia's new Free Speech Union.
The founding of Australia is still worthy of commemoration.
There have been numerous incidents of vociferous trans activism in Tasmania, yet it was still possible to pass sensible legislation.
A conversation with heterodox sociologist Andrew Glover.
In rejecting the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, Australians reaffirmed the democratic principle of equality before the law.
We should not make race the organising principle of a new chapter of our Constitution.