Podcast #276: On Book Banning Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with author Ira Wells about the censorship demands emanating from both sides of the political spectrum. Quillette / Ira Wells / Jonathan Kay 15 Mar 2025 · 3 min read
The Many Faces of ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ Alexandre Dumas’s novel is by turns an adventure story, a paean to bourgeois values, and a Greek epic. No wonder it continues to fascinate. Stewart Slater 14 Mar 2025 · 9 min read
The MAGA War on Ukraine Why does so much of the US Right hate a country valiantly resisting a war of aggression? Cathy Young 14 Mar 2025 · 13 min read
Religion: A Bad Prescription for America Though faith may provide comfort to some, it cannot produce reliable facts about nature that can be used to repair a divided populace. Jerry A. Coyne 13 Mar 2025 · 9 min read
Saving the Animals Assuring the long-term future of Earth’s wildlife requires more economic and technological development, not less. Saul Zimet 13 Mar 2025 · 13 min read
The Political Foundations of the DOGE Scam The Trump/Musk administration’s approach to cutting costs makes good political sense in the short-run. But from a longer-run governing perspective, it is a recipe for disaster. R. Shep Melnick 11 Mar 2025 · 7 min read