Welcome to our most popular articles of the year, based on the number of page views from 1 January to 24 December 2025.
These essays examine the defining controversies of 2025—from the Bondi Beach terror attack and the denial of antisemitism, to the University of Austin’s free-speech crisis, the murder of Iryna Zarutska, ChatGPT-5’s limits, California’s wildfire failures, ancient DNA challenging academic taboos, and the growing legal backlash against DEI.
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