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The Genetics of Crime and Punishment

Despite her professed atheism, Kathryn Paige Harden insists on making quasi-religious claims about free will and moral responsibility.

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Do Europeans fully grasp what the fall of Ukraine would mean for the rest of the continent?

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The Left Has a Problem with the American Revolution

Essays in the New Yorker, the NYRB, and the Atlantic make one worry about the kind of nation they might urge the United States to become.

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The Left Has a Problem with the American Revolution

The Left Has a Problem with the American Revolution

Essays in the New Yorker, the NYRB, and the Atlantic make one worry about the kind of nation they might urge the United States to become.

Tony Fels 9 Oct 2026 · 8 min read

Angel banishes Adam and Eve from Paradise as they flee beneath storm clouds.

The Genetics of Crime and Punishment

Despite her professed atheism, Kathryn Paige Harden insists on making quasi-religious claims about free will and moral responsibility.

Damien Morris 10 Oct 2026 · 13 min read

Many colourful graves with plants and colourful flowers on them, as well as flags and photos of the fallen

An Army of Yesterday’s Civilians: Ukraine and the Fight for Freedom

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Jonathan Kay 30 Sep 2026 · 32 min read

Lesbian Fragility, Then and Now

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Steven Galloway, a man with dark hair and glasses, in a close-up black-and-white portrait.

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Memorial display of stuffed animals, flowers and handwritten signs on wooden steps in Brantford, Ontario

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Lesbian Fragility, Then and Now

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