One âMaverickâ Documents AnotherâJason Rileyâs Biography of Thomas Sowell The collective wisdom of the tax-paying citizenryâliterally the sense of the commonsâis very often correct. Wilfred Reilly 13 Jun 2021 · 10 min read
The Purposeless Society Without faith or nation, there is no greater whole beyond the individual. Sam Ashworth-Hayes 13 Jun 2021 · 9 min read
Silicon Valleyâs âMission Protocolâ Revolution Is Beginning to Attain Critical Mass They came to build the future and make money in the process. Peter Savodnik 11 Jun 2021 · 8 min read
How the (Much Maligned) Mongol Horde Helped Create Russian Civilization The Jochid khans considered the Russian principalities part of their dominion. Marie Favereau 11 Jun 2021 · 9 min read
Could an Invisible Military Laser Steal Your Privacy? Face recognition gives law enforcement this unique authority, this unique power, that does pose risks to our constitutional rights, and this needs to be very closely scrutinized now. Art Keller 10 Jun 2021 · 20 min read
The Importance of Understanding the Nonspecific Effects of Vaccines A new strategy is required that balances authority with humility. David McLelland 9 Jun 2021 · 7 min read
Are Activists Protecting Asians from Hateâor Protecting Their Narrative of White Supremacy from Criticism? But often it seems that means and end have become reversed, and that these crimes now serve as a prop in the larger ideological campaign against our supposedly white-supremacy-saturated cultureâa campaign that Asians themselves are now being pressured to join. Hai Di Nguyen 8 Jun 2021 · 11 min read
When Sons Become Daughters, Part VI: Asexuality, Intelligence, and the Trans Co-Option of Intersex Discourse Puberty had been distressing and rough. Heâd began to cut himself, and saw transition as a way out. Angus Fox 7 Jun 2021 · 12 min read
Podcast #152: Nicholas Wade Explains Why Itâs No Longer Taboo to Ask Whether COVID-19 Was Caused by a Chinese Lab Leak Quilletteâs Razib Khan speaks with veteran science writer Nicholas Wade about why so many scientists and journalists are now exploring theories about the origins of COVID-19 that, not so long, ago, were being dismissed as conspiracy theories. Articles discussed in this podcast * Origin of COVIDâFollowing the Clues: Did Quillette / Razib Khan 7 Jun 2021 · 17 min read
Confusing Cure and Disease But we must also strive to raise realistic, resilient children who are better prepared for lifeâs quotidian challenges. Steve Salerno 7 Jun 2021 · 6 min read
No, Critical Race Theory Isnât a New Civil Rights Movement. (Just the Opposite) The difference between the civil rights movement and CRT isnât one of degree or shade. Itâs foundational. Kenny Xu and Christian Watson 6 Jun 2021 · 7 min read
The Artist and the Censor An embrace of the art for artâs sake ideal is the greatest defense for artists against self-censorship. Those who defend art from moralizing or censureâwho accept the reality of artâs autonomyâare those who see art for what it is. Alice Gribbin 5 Jun 2021 · 8 min read
Winners and Losers: The Global Economy After COVID Taking advantage of the post-pandemic era may start with securing national health but will depend over time on creating better conditions for adaptive grassroots businesses. Joel Kotkin and HĂźgo KrĂźger 4 Jun 2021 · 11 min read
When Norman Jewison Turned His Camera on the Ultimate Superstar Jewison, by contrast, had found himself both âcuriously movedâ and âflooded with exciting visual imagesâ upon first hearing the album. Ira Wells 3 Jun 2021 · 12 min read
Understanding the Unidentified With the decline of religious belief over the past century, perhaps this is what lies behind this quest to understand the unidentified. Michael Shermer 3 Jun 2021 · 22 min read