Weekly Round Up
Quillette
· 3 min read
"These Are Very Bad Dudes" — 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
· 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
· 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 else’s body and mind.
Gregory Gorelik
· 8 min read
The Progressive Case for Renouncing Gender Extremism: Last of a Three-Part Series
Allan Stratton
· 18 min read
Can We Have Sex Back?
For a start, sex can be pretty delightful, and if you are a smart person (as many—though by no means all—academics are), you will likely find that sex with other smart people is much more satisfying than sex with the dumb.
Alice Dreger
· 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
· 7 min read
Rethinking Judith Jarvis Thomson’s 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
· 7 min read
Podcast #166: Josh Szeps on the Myth of Australia’s COVID ‘Concentration Camps’
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay interviews ABC presenter and podcaster Josh Szeps about Australia’s unique experience in managing the COVID pandemic—and the urban legends the country’s quarantine system has spawned among right-wing pundits on the other side of the world.
Quillette, Jonathan Kay
· 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.” Workers
Quillette
· 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 look—we 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
· 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 dialogue—monologue, really—about race and policing.
Craig Trainor
· 14 min read
How Social-Justice Extremists Spawned a Generation of ‘Progressive’ 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
· 9 min read
Lessons for Big Tech from Ralph Nader’s ‘Sack of Detroit’
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
· 37 min read
Understanding the Motivated Reasoning of Anti-Vax Refuseniks
Vaccine refusal also correlates with a feeling of alienation from the wider culture—what sociologists call “anomie.”
Richard Redding
· 6 min read