The Original Ladies of Letters
A new book by Elizabeth Scott-Baumann examines the female poets and literary critics who challenged seventeenth-century England’s male literary establishment.
Joan Smith
· 17 min read
Britain’s Half-Measures on Iran
As Iranian agents surveil London’s Jewish communities and IRGC-backed plots multiply, Britain’s failure to proscribe the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps endangers UK citizens.
Aurele Tobelem
· 9 min read
Made in Moscow
The foreign origins of Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson’s antisemitism.
Alex Goldenberg, Pamela Paresky
· 9 min read
Letters to the Editor
Friday 6 March – Friday 13 March
Quillette
· 4 min read
A Paradoxical War
The American debate about the campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Jeffrey Herf
· 19 min read
Hearts of Darkness
Laura K. Field’s smart new book takes a critical look at MAGA’s Ivy League intellectuals.
George Case
· 8 min read
A New World Order in the Making
An interview with Dr Shmuel Bar.
Hannah Gal, Shmuel Bar
· 13 min read
Podcast #328: The Extraordinary Exploits of Agent Zo
Iona Italia talks to historian Clare Mulley about her biography of Polish war heroine Elżbieta Zawacka, aka Agent Zo.
Clare Mulley, Quillette, Iona Italia
· 2 min read
On Truth and Beauty
Why art and science serve different ends.
Megan Gafford
· 10 min read
Why Populism is Rising in Australia: Immigration and One Nation Surge
Australia has long been considered politically stable compared with Europe and the United States. But according to political scientist Eric Kaufmann, that period of “Australian exceptionalism” may be coming to an end.
Eric Kaufmann, Zoe Sankey
· 11 min read
Why Europe Still Misreads America
Why Germans fear American religion, and what this reveals about Europe.
Andreas Paul John
· 6 min read
Dan Schueftan on Gaza, Iran & the Future of Israel
Israel faces not a solvable conflict but a permanent condition—one requiring deterrence, “violent maintenance,” and historic patience—while confronting both regional enemies and a cultural battle in the West.
Pamela Paresky, Dan Schueftan
· 31 min read
The Soft Disinformation Contagion
How we learned to reason poorly with accurate data.
Jorge Iniesta Cases
· 7 min read
The United Nations Is Going Broke
Too often, the UN’s valuable field work is overshadowed by cynical political posturing. As a result, collecting annual dues from member states has become more difficult.
Brian Stewart
· 8 min read
Iran’s Risky Gamble
The war with Iran is reshaping the entire Middle East from the Gulf States to Lebanon with surprising speed.
Benny Morris
· 13 min read