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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Qatari Minister of Defene Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani

The Qatar Problem

Doha can change when it is forced to, and it must be forced to choose moderation.

Chama Mechtaly 31 Oct 2025 · 14 min read

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The Scandal of Ana Caldas, and the Case for Sex Screening in Female Athletics

Caldas’s tragicomic sixteen-year saga—spanning record-breaking runs in four sports—demonstrates just how far some male athletes will go to hide their true identities.

Jonathan Kay 30 Oct 2025 · 17 min read

Zhang Yadi smiles by the seaside. She is a young Asian woman.

Tara Freesoul and the Future of China

After decades of brainwashing, China continues to produce dissidents who absorb the same information as their classmates but reject it.

Aaron Sarin 2 Nov 2025 · 7 min read

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Zhang Yadi smiles by the seaside. She is a young Asian woman.

Tara Freesoul and the Future of China

After decades of brainwashing, China continues to produce dissidents who absorb the same information as their classmates but reject it.

Aaron Sarin 2 Nov 2025 · 7 min read

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Qatari Minister of Defene Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani

The Qatar Problem

Doha can change when it is forced to, and it must be forced to choose moderation.

Chama Mechtaly 31 Oct 2025 · 14 min read

Athlete wearing black-and-yellow Anthem gear, with teammates in the background. Lightly blurred and stylised image.

The Scandal of Ana Caldas, and the Case for Sex Screening in Female Athletics

Caldas’s tragicomic sixteen-year saga—spanning record-breaking runs in four sports—demonstrates just how far some male athletes will go to hide their true identities.

Jonathan Kay 30 Oct 2025 · 17 min read

They Don’t Believe It Either

Maarten Boudry 19 Oct 2025 · 13 min read

Protesters hold pro-Palestinian banners and an Iranian flag, including one reading “Zionism Is Racism—Victory to the Intifada.”

An Uneasy Peace

Benny Morris 15 Oct 2025 · 14 min read

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The Problem with Alt. Media

Matt Johnson 13 Oct 2025 · 14 min read

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The Melbourne Crimewave

Andrew Bushnell 11 Oct 2025 · 10 min read

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The Genocide Libel

Andrew Fox 9 Oct 2025 · 24 min read

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The Masses and the Market

Joel Kotkin 26 Sep 2025 · 11 min read

A woman holds a protest sign saying “The system is sexist! Fight for socialism!”

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Podcast #309: Is There a ‘War on Science’? (And if so, Who’s Waging It?)

Podcast #309: Is There a ‘War on Science’? (And if so, Who’s Waging It?)

Quillette, Lawrence M. Krauss 2 Nov 2025 · 20 min read

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What Is the Evolutionary Purpose of Female Orgasm? with Robert King | Quillette Cetera Ep. 56

Zoe Booth, Robert King 1 Nov 2025 · 28 min read

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Quillette Podcast #308: Machetes in Melbourne

Quillette, Andrew Bushnell 27 Oct 2025 · 27 min read

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Podcast #307: From Cult Child to Chess Wunderkind

Quillette 20 Oct 2025 · 30 min read

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Making Fiction Boring

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The Malpractice of Menopausal Medicine Reveals a Broken Medical System

Amy Alkon 8 Oct 2025 · 14 min read

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The Art of Middle Eastern Pillow Talk

David Christopher Kaufman 1 Oct 2025 · 6 min read

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Brainrot, Not Ideology

Claire Lehmann 13 Sep 2025 · 5 min read

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The Sticky-Paper State

Matthew Kelly 3 Nov 2025 · 10 min read

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I Will Find a City

Matt Hanson 1 Nov 2025 · 7 min read

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Algorithmic Supremacists and AI Hype

David Weitzner 31 Oct 2025 · 10 min read

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A Perfect Storm

Benny Morris 28 Oct 2025 · 10 min read

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Owned by the Audience

Corey Walker 28 Oct 2025 · 5 min read

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The Liberal Case against Human Rights

Renie Anjeh 27 Oct 2025 · 15 min read

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A Self-Created Tyrant

Ron Capshaw 25 Oct 2025 · 6 min read

Demolition of the East Wing of the White House

Appetite for Destruction

Julia Friedman 25 Oct 2025 · 8 min read

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The Middle East Will Not Improve

Eric Bordenkircher 24 Oct 2025 · 10 min read

Palestinian men climb atop aid bundles.

Inside the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s War-Zone Aid Operation

Pamela Paresky 23 Oct 2025 · 27 min read

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Terror’s Intelligence Apparatus

Daniel Allington 22 Oct 2025 · 7 min read

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The Central Dichotomy

Jeffrey Herf 21 Oct 2025 · 7 min read

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