The Strange Case of Alaa Abd El-Fattah
How human rights law led the UK to roll out the red carpet for a man who expressed hatred of white people and support for killing civilians.
Guy Baldwin
· 10 min read
Podcast #319: How to Think Like a Human
Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to psychologist David Weitzner about the differences between human cognition and artificial intelligence.
David Weitzner, Quillette, Iona Italia
· 1 min read
The Housing Crisis
Soaring housing costs are driving young people towards socialism—only dispersed development and expanded property ownership can preserve liberal democracy.
Joel Kotkin
· 17 min read
AI and the End of Common Culture
Culture is fragmented; it is about to become atomised.
Samuel Fitoussi
· 6 min read
The Arabs’ Anti-Colonial Delusion
The Arabs still believe that they are fighting a colonial war against Israel. But they are not.
Hannes Stein
· 6 min read
Iran’s Forward-Operating Base in the West
With the survival of Nicolas Maduro’s regime now uncertain, Iran and Hezbollah have much to lose in Caracas.
Emanuele Ottolenghi
· 7 min read
Reclaiming Venezuela
The tactical brilliance of the US operation in Caracas sends a message to the world: American power is back.
Juan P. Villasmil
· 10 min read
A Fragile Alliance
Despite public displays of mutual support, the Trump–Netanyahu partnership is on shaky ground.
Benny Morris
· 9 min read
A Story Spiked
Bari Weiss’s eleventh-hour cancellation of a 60 Minutes exposé on migrants imprisoned in El Salvador raises troubling questions about editorial independence at CBS News.
Cathy Young
· 18 min read
Precipice of Collapse
Two new books about America’s justice system paint a bleak picture of a deeply divided country.
Ron Capshaw
· 8 min read
The Somaliland Gamble
The world’s newest nation state could provide a buffer against Islamist influence in the Horn of Africa—if the bet on its stability pays off.
Aurele Tobelem
· 9 min read
Weimar Vibes
The fate of the Weimar Republic stands as a warning of what happens when societies and their citizens indulge extremism.
Shalom Lappin
· 18 min read
On Ten Years
A speech marking the tenth anniversary of Quillette, delivered by founder and editor-in-chief Claire Lehmann in Sydney.
Claire Lehmann
· 4 min read
Editors’ Choice 2025
Quillette’s editors choose their favourite essays of the year.
The Quillette Editorial Board
· 10 min read
The Sexual Paradise That Never Was
How Margaret Mead’s romanticised account of Samoan life became the founding myth of cultural determinism—and why it endures despite having been thoroughly debunked.
Patrick Whittle
· 19 min read