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A portrait of a beautiful young Chinese actress with a fringe.

A Perfectly Charming Chinese Girl

Against long odds and in the face of exclusionary casting, Anna May Wong bequeathed us an extraordinary cinematic legacy.

Thomas Doherty

9 Jan 2025 · 11 min read

Samuel de Champlain is a white-haired man with a beard, in 17th-century clothing, carrying a sword.

The (First) Conquest of Quebec

In the 24th instalment of ‘Nations of Canada,’ Greg Koabel describes how British adventurers briefly seized Quebec and Acadia following the Anglo-French War of 1627–29.

Greg Koabel

8 Jan 2025 · 29 min read

A graffitied wall which says CAPITALISM IS THE VIRUS.

This Is Not Late-Stage Capitalism

Automation, artificial intelligence, and robotics are set to redefine the relationship between labour, capital, and production.

John Aziz

8 Jan 2025 · 7 min read

A dark haired young man with a beard smiles in front of a painting of Marxc

Keeping BDS Out of Academia: A Canadian Case Study

Recordings from a recent Brock University faculty union meeting illustrate the tactics that anti-Israel activists use to co-opt ostensibly neutral academic institutions.

Jonathan Kay

7 Jan 2025 · 10 min read

Justin Trudeau in a grey suit and striped tie, in front of Canadian flags. He a salt-and-pepper beard and curly brown hair.

Shame on Us for Ever Believing Him

Justin Trudeau convinced me he was a sunny patriot who’d unify Canada. What I got instead was a cynical culture warrior who smeared opponents as bigots and defamed my country as a genocide state.

Jonathan Kay

7 Jan 2025 · 8 min read

China’s Autoimmune Disorder

China is now turning its rage inward.

Aaron Sarin

5 Jan 2025 · 6 min read

Podcast #266: Reading and Writing Science

Iona Italia talks to eminent evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins about science, literature, and genetics.

Quillette

4 Jan 2025 · 23 min read

Against the Death Penalty

The state should not assume the right to end the lives of its citizens at will.

Ralph Leonard

2 Jan 2025 · 9 min read

The New Middle East

The Hamas attack of 7 October 2023 set a series of events in motion that have shifted the balance of power in the region in a way the terrorists themselves never intended.