Quillette Podcast #192: James Kirchick on ‘Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington’
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to author James Kirchick about the closeted lives of gay men living and working in America’s capital during the Cold War.
Dear Americans: Your Politics Don’t Have to Be This Toxic
America’s narrowing two-party system is poisoning the greatest democracy in the world.
Imagining What a (Real) ‘Pro-Life’ Agenda Would Look Like
Now is the time for a pro-life approach to be mobilized in defense of all human life, not just zygotes, blastocysts, embryos, and fetuses.
What a Survivalist Reality TV Show Can Teach Us About the Human Condition
What makes 'Alone' endlessly fascinating and deeply moving is the mirror it holds up to our broken lives.
Male Bodies Don’t Belong in Female Football
‘This nagging feeling that she had an unfair advantage arose every time we hit each other in practice. For me, it was like hitting a brick wall.’
The Opposite of Junk
A dozen journals left to us by my wife’s Scottish grandmother were destined for the recycling bin—until we took a look at what was inside.
