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Against Agency

Attending to Shakespeare on his own terms may allow us to reclaim the erotic warmth that is latent in our human condition.

Marilyn Simon

4 Apr 2024 · 8 min read

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Podcast #276: On Book Banning

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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