Rediscovering the Meaning of Diversity: Lessons from Generation X

Gen X is young enough to take civil rights and integration for granted—but old enough to appreciate how much progress America has made

Monica Harris

28 Feb 2024 · 11 min read

Harvard Black Law Students Association group photo for 1990-91 academic year. The author appears in the third row, far left.

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Quillette Editors’ Choice of 2024

Jamie, Jon, Iona, and Claire share their favourite essays from this year.

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21 Dec 2024 · 9 min read

Podcast #264: A Theory of Everyone

Iona Italia talks to cultural evolutionary theorist Michael Muthukrishna, author of ‘A Theory of Everyone,’ about the human dual inheritance—part inherited, part taught—and about how energy availability underpins everything.

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21 Dec 2024 · 39 min read

From Skies to Screens

Our experience of the world is increasingly mediated by digital technology. This is stripping us of our sense that the physical landscape is infused with meaning.