Vapid bromides about peace and negotiation are no substitute for policy and a frank acknowledgement of Russia’s responsibility for the conflict.
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to veteran Microsoft program manager, R&D coordinator, tablet-computing pioneer, and workplace visionary David Jones about the joy of spreadsheets, the art of “schedule chicken,” Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and “Clippy,” everyone’s least favourite digital office assistant.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: Born April 21, 1926, Died September 8, 2022, aged 96.
To be human is to be artificial.
Rethinking Limits: What Superabundance Gets Right About Human Progress.
We should reject an unfalsifiable frame that can make anything and everything offensive or problematic, no matter how innocuous.
Before firing me, my university investigated everything I’d said about gender ideology, right down to the satirical quips I’d made on Twitter.
Farewell to the charm and sleaze of Boris Johnson.
Coping is not enough. We must strive to live.
The era of disconnected, infinite knowledge production should draw to a close.
The fall of 'Nature', Gorbachev's legacy, and the GOP's populism question.
Editor's note: With another presidential run by Trump in the offing, we asked two writers to reflect on the costs and benefits of populism. If you would like to contribute to this discussion, please send a response of ~800 words to [email protected]. I. For a prudent
Gorbachev’s legacy is partly to blame for the tyranny into which Russia has since slumped.
A Canadian right-wing nut is peddling a satirical meme about a diagonally-shaped North American superstate. Needless to say, much of the country’s intellectual class is terrified.
For centuries, the orthodox Muslim view has been that those who insult Muhammad must be summarily killed.