"These Are Very Bad Dudes" â David Buss on Sexual Conflict and the Dark Triad So sexual conflict is pervasive, and the evolutionary perspective adds a lot of clarity to where and why men and women get into conflict and the particular manifestations it takes in the human case. Claire Lehmann 23 Sep 2021 · 22 min read
Bitter Lessons from Afghanistan The decision to withdraw from Afghanistan returns those nations willing to fight evil to their couches, where they can sigh in safety. John Lloyd 22 Sep 2021 · 13 min read
The Ironies of Sex Young people are still discovering their sexual selves and are often lost when exploring the sexual terrain of someone elseâs body and mind. Gregory Gorelik 22 Sep 2021 · 8 min read
The Progressive Case for Renouncing Gender Extremism: Last of a Three-Part Series Allan Stratton 21 Sep 2021 · 18 min read
Can We Have Sex Back? For a start, sex can be pretty delightful, and if you are a smart person (as manyâthough by no means allâacademics are), you will likely find that sex with other smart people is much more satisfying than sex with the dumb. Alice Dreger 20 Sep 2021 · 6 min read
Chinese Culture and the Red Line of Morality Even the Soviet Union had its Bulgakovs and its Pasternaks, of course, and there is no doubt that art sometimes flourishes in an atmosphere of oppression. Aaron Sarin 20 Sep 2021 · 7 min read
Rethinking Judith Jarvis Thomsonâs Defense of Abortion The abortion debate is primarily concerned with the bodily autonomy of the mother and/or of the fetus. The rights and duties of the father are seldom discussed. Michael Robillard 19 Sep 2021 · 7 min read
Podcast #166: Josh Szeps on the Myth of Australiaâs COVID âConcentration Campsâ Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay interviews ABC presenter and podcaster Josh Szeps about Australiaâs unique experience in managing the COVID pandemicâand the urban legends the countryâs quarantine system has spawned among right-wing pundits on the other side of the world. Quillette / Jonathan Kay 19 Sep 2021 · 1 min read
Quillette's Best on Campus Crises The Hysterical Campus | Heather Mac Donald "Hyperbole is part and parcel of political speech. But I would hope that there are some remaining faculty with enough of a lingering connection to reality who would realize that I and other conservatives are not a literal threat to minority students.â Workers Quillette 18 Sep 2021 · 4 min read
Weekly Roundup and a Letter from the Editor Dear Reader, Thank you for supporting Quillette with your subscription. By now you have probably noticed our new lookâwe have a cleaner and simpler website that is faster and easier to navigate (note the search function at the top of the home page). You may have also noticed that Claire Lehmann 17 Sep 2021 · 8 min read
George Floyd and the Rise of the Rival Constitution The incident, along with constant broadcasting of that disturbing footage by the media, set off a firestorm of protests and riots and a national dialogueâmonologue, reallyâabout race and policing. Craig Trainor 17 Sep 2021 · 14 min read
How Social-Justice Extremists Spawned a Generation of âProgressiveâ Antisemites The dialog-based seminars organized by CAPS were primarily aimed at addressing racial injustice suffered by individuals classified under broad categories, including black, indigenous, and people of color. David Bernstein, Nicole Levitt, and Daniel Newman 17 Sep 2021 · 9 min read
Lessons for Big Tech from Ralph Naderâs âSack of Detroitâ Tech giants were slow to confront the regrettable purposes to which their platforms and systems were being put, preferring to single-mindedly pursue growth and profits. Kenneth Whyte 16 Sep 2021 · 37 min read
Understanding the Motivated Reasoning of Anti-Vax Refuseniks Vaccine refusal also correlates with a feeling of alienation from the wider cultureâwhat sociologists call âanomie.â Richard Redding 15 Sep 2021 · 6 min read
The Moral Panic about Eugenics Poses a Threat to Abortion Rights One of the reasons abortion bans on the basis of prenatal diagnoses may have received relatively little attention is because they leave the pro-choice Left in an uncomfortable ethical position. Diana Fleischman 15 Sep 2021 · 10 min read
