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Colonialism and Its Discontents

Oxford ethicist Nigel Biggar’s controversial reassessment of Britain’s imperial record has reignited an important academic quarrel over the meaning and legacy of empire.

John Lloyd

6 Feb 2023 · 16 min read

Art & Culture

The Crack-Up

How individual and civilisational identities collapse.

Peter Hughes

2 Feb 2023 · 9 min read

The Eyes of Another

Dostoevsky’s masterpiece, ‘Crime and Punishment,’ offers a radical reinterpretation of guilt and redemption.

Marilyn Simon

31 Jan 2023 · 7 min read

Boring Art, Impotent Politics

Mixing aesthetics and activism does a disservice to both.

Julia Friedman

27 Jan 2023 · 11 min read

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The New Ideological Gatekeepers of American Judaism

Having been in this fight for nearly two years now, I’ve learned a thing or two about how to get around them.

David Bernstein

4 Feb 2023 · 5 min read

Death on Demand: Cautionary Tales from Canada

Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying program, once reserved for the terminally ill, is increasingly attracting applicants experiencing poverty and depression.

Margaret Wente

1 Feb 2023 · 14 min read

Every Gender Identity Is ‘Authentic’—Until It Isn’t

Faddish forms of self-identification often reflect subjective feelings that shift over time. Let’s stop treating them as sacred truths.

David A. Nelson / Edwin E. Gantt

31 Jan 2023 · 12 min read

What Progressive Educators Get Wrong About Creativity

Originality requires both knowledge and technical mastery.

Daniel Buck

30 Jan 2023 · 10 min read

Beijing in Retreat

A plunging birthrate, deepening socioeconomic divisions, and the chaos produced by China’s failed Zero-COVID policy prove that Xi Jinping and the Party do not have the measure of the nation.