Mikhail Gorbachev was only Soviet leader for a little over six years, from 1985 to 1991, but they were six years that changed both his country and the world.
The ongoing debate over Rushdie has exposed a radical difference between what constitutes artistic responsibility in the West and in the East.
The Online Censorship Bill will erase freedom of expression and give Big Tech dangerous censorship powers.
Marian Ovsyannikova’s protest was a demonstration of extreme bravery, but not every broadcast disruption is quite as meaningful.
Professor Luckhurst has had to step back from his responsibilities over calling students “pathetic” for walking out of a talk by Rod Liddle.
Ahead of the live event at London’s Garrick Theatre on 6 July, leading historian Niall Ferguson joins Reaction editor Iain Martin to discuss what Niall terms the Covid conservatorship.
The anti-woke actor standing for London mayor – on fighting the culture wars, boringly monochromatic art, mask mandates and his claim to be providing a voice for the voiceless frightened into submission by the authoritarians.
Fighting for free speech is always frustrating. It often involves defending the free speech rights of those you despise. You are then accused of agreeing
Something odd has happened to opinions. Yes, we’re all grimly familiar with the stories – real and apocryphal – about how intolerant society has become
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