Sex Differences in the Brain and the Mind
Men’s and women’s brains are biased to notice and process different aspects of the social and physical world.
David C. Geary
· 12 min read
Leonard Bernstein Deserved Better Than ‘Maestro’
Netflix somehow managed to turn the most talented, beloved, and complex American musician in history into a two-dimensional domestic villain.
Daniel Lelchuk
· 9 min read
Huck Finn or Uncle Tom?
These great books should be read together, for each illuminates a different part of the American character.
Tim DeRoche
· 8 min read
Intelligence and Health Outcomes
The importance of cognitive ability to disparities in human health is being overlooked.
Robert J. Morris
· 9 min read
The Laurentian Coalition Takes Root
In the 16th instalment of ‘Nations of Canada,’ historian Greg Koabel describes how Samuel de Champlain overcame a decade of frustration by finally establishing a successful French fur-trading monopoly.
Greg Koabel
· 25 min read
Robert Kemp Adair (1924–2020)—Notes on a Friendship
Reflections on the life and work of a superb scientist, for whom integrity and rigor were paramount.
Geoffrey C. Kabat
· 19 min read
The Elgin Marbles: Playing for Keeps
The Ancient Greek sculptures are a bellwether of where the “decolonization” of museums is headed.
James Kierstead
· 14 min read
Stupidity as Moral Negligence
Those guilty of political stupidity do not necessarily suffer from a lack of reasoning skills.
J.P. de Ruiter
· 9 min read
A Dense Thicket of Contending Visions
In his latest novel, Tom Piazza imagines the finest meeting of American minds never to have happened.
Matt Hanson
· 6 min read
Western Europe’s Forgotten Nightmare
In a new book, Rachel Chrastil artfully illuminates the history of the 1870 Franco-Prussian War, in all its senseless horror.
Jonathan Kay
· 14 min read
Mortuary Archaeology
Death, DNA, and the culture wars.
Jon Entine, Patrick Whittle
· 14 min read
To Save Us All From Satan’s Power
William Friedkin’s horror classic is 50 years old.
George Case
· 7 min read
Merry Christmas, Little Wolf
Christmas offers a chance to remind ourselves of the intellectual debt that our editors and writers owe to the Christian tradition.
The Quillette Editorial Board
· 7 min read
Sir Roger Deakins—An Englishman in LA
A new exhibition in LA offers a rare chance to enjoy still photography by one of the world’s most talented cinematographers.
Hannah Gal
· 6 min read
In Memoriam, 2023
A tribute to three pop-fiction authors who passed away this year.
Kevin Mims
· 14 min read