Fara Dabhoiwala's "What is Free Speech?" is a great book. I'm sure I will read it again.

I'm not a free speech absolutist. In fact, I think an absolutist approach is harmful. But of course, there's a lot of nuance there. Put basically, I think free speech need serious guardrails and must acknowledge that context matters much more than it is currently considered in the US-style approach (which gets imposed on nearly everyone else because of what the Internet has now become).

Again, I can't recommend it enough.

https://dabhoiwala.com/what-is-free-speech

"What's more, because the arc of history was supposed always to bend toward progress, even destructive or immoral actions could be exculpated as likely to be eventually 'vindicated by history'. In the ethics of imperialism, then as now, final judgement is always deferred to the future."

Great quote from Fara Dabhoiwala's latest book.

If not falling for corporate speak means you are better at your job, I guess I'd rate pretty well.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/23/corporate-speak-study