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Views on the news, delivered so smooth.
Graham Verdon
· 1 min read
Tiers of Pride and Shame
Pride and shame are two sides of the same coin; so if collective pride makes sense, then collective shame makes sense too
Coleman Hughes
· 7 min read
Enlightenment Wars: Some Reflections on 'Enlightenment Now,' One Year Later
As Thomas Paine wrote, “To argue with someone who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.”
Steven Pinker
· 52 min read
In Praise of Boredom, Again
Brodsky said that when confronted by boredom we should “exact full look at the worst.” He said “When hit by boredom, go for it. Let yourself be crushed by it; submerge, hit bottom.”
Caroline ffiske
· 6 min read
Is Western Civilization a Thing?
Appiah is wrong to pretend that distinct civilizations were never a thing.
James Kierstead
· 9 min read
Patreon Games
Progressives and corporations when aligned form a very powerful coalition, so when they combine to restrict speech or behavior they’re likely to be successful.
Uri Harris
· 12 min read
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Genes, Environment, and Luck: What We Can and Cannot Control
Michael Shermer
· 14 min read
Malaysia's Struggle to Preserve Religious Pluralism
Residing in Malaysia in the final years of the Najib administration, one could be forgiven for thinking society had somehow collectively lost its mind.
Imran Said
· 12 min read
Should We Use Genetic Technology to Boost Human Intelligence?
Instead of using the label “eugenics” to discredit advocates of genetic enhancement, it would be more productive to ask what precisely we deem unacceptable and why.
Julien Delhez
· 12 min read
Glimpsing Our Own Health Secrets: The Coming Revolution in Health-Care Transparency
Does more transparency mean that patients will become responsible for catching errors that doctors themselves should have prevented?
Amitha Kalaichandran
· 7 min read
The New War on Comedy
Once you make it acceptable to tell the jester what is off limits in one context, you enable those who would seek to silence him elsewhere.
Konstantin Kisin
· 5 min read
Strange Bedfellows: The Peculiar Alliance Between Centrist Liberals and Radical Feminists
Trans radicalism is not a war against feminism.
Charlotte Shelton
· 11 min read
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Graham Verdon
· 1 min read
The 2018 Free Thought Awards
Quillette’s success comes from a group of writers compelled to express the truth as they see it. We couldn’t be prouder of our association with so many inspiring, talented free thinkers. From the dozens, we give a special nod to these five for their stellar contribution in 2018.
Quillette
· 4 min read