From Banana Slugs to Human Beings, There Are Just Two Sexes An examination of 18 supposedly ‘trans animals’ disproves activist claims that we all live on a non-binary gender ‘spectrum.’ Emma Hilton / Jonathan Kay 17 Apr 2024 · 10 min read
American Carnage Alex Garland’s spectacular new film ‘Civil War’ is a warning of what can happen to democracies when civil society collapses. Allan Stratton 18 Apr 2024 · 6 min read
Jean-Luc Godard in Retrospect Part II: Fanaticism and Failure (1966–2022) After half a decade of critical adulation, Godard’s career slumped into doctrinaire Maoism, bitterness, incomprehensibility, and irrelevance. It never recovered. Charlotte Allen 16 Apr 2024 · 36 min read
Desire and Ambition Today, most of John Braine’s work is out of print and forgotten. But he was an underrated writer, unafraid to confront the complexities of masculine sexuality with terse precision, self-deprecation, and emotional candour. Brad Strotten 13 Apr 2024 · 10 min read
Nostalgia for Confinement Why are some in Russia and Eastern Europe pining for the communist system that once oppressed them? John Lloyd 18 Apr 2024 · 7 min read
An Interview with Jonathan Conricus Pamela Paresky interviews the former IDF spokesman about the current war and the recent accidental killing of aid workers. Pamela Paresky 16 Apr 2024 · 21 min read
Iran Contra Israel The Iranian missile strike against Israel marks a watershed moment in the Middle East conflict, even though it was unsuccessful. Benny Morris 16 Apr 2024 · 8 min read
How Women Can Become Worthy Opponents It may be unpalatable to consider that part of what holds women back is our own nature. But if part of the problem is within us, then we have the power to fix it. Lisa Marchiano 15 Apr 2024 · 8 min read
Peter Higgs (1929–2024): A Gentle Giant of Science We have lost an important scientist; we have also lost a wonderful man. Lawrence M. Krauss 14 Apr 2024 · 6 min read
Graham Linehan Was Right About Gender Ideology: Quillette Cetera Episode 33 The cancelled comedy writer joins Zoe in the studio to talk about his new memoir. Zoe Booth 13 Apr 2024 · 1 min read