The Case Against Hate-Speech Laws: a Canadian Perspective
It is not science fiction to imagine that Section 319 and other as-yet-undrafted Canadian “anti-hate” laws will metastasize.
Jonathan Kay
· 6 min read
Zelensky’s Terrible Dilemma—and Ours
Capitulation or Bloody Resistance?
John Lloyd
· 8 min read
Diversity and Its Discontents
The public conversation about demographic change is hypocritical and destructive.
Bo Winegard
· 12 min read
What Are College Students Paying For?
After paring back the useless majors, ideologies, and gimmicks, the true purpose of college becomes clear.
Robert C. Thornett
· 15 min read
Has Olivia Manning’s ‘Fortunes of War’ Finally Found Its Moment?
The Ukrainian war has made Manning’s writing more relevant now than at any time since it was written.
Robin Ashenden
· 11 min read
The Wobblies’ Return
A lovingly restored 1979 film excavates the lost history of American radicalism.
Thomas Doherty
· 9 min read
The Problem with Nuclear Power
In the US it’s hard to imagine nuclear power playing anything more than a minimal role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which makes projected goals for 2030 and beyond difficult to achieve.
William Beaver
· 7 min read
The Road to Genocide
The Uyghurs have the potential to threaten China's national unity, which is the real reason we are seeing the largest incarceration of an ethnic or religious minority since the Holocaust.
Aaron Sarin
· 17 min read
Washington’s Hidden History
Kirchick’s book is a reminder of a shameful past, but its very existence is also evidence of the progress that the West’s democracies have made in the years since.
Fred Litwin
· 10 min read
Weekly Roundup and Paul Berman on Roya Hakakian
Dear All, This week, we offer an eclectic, timely selection of pieces, including curated responses to our recent roundtable on moral expertise, and a terrific essay by Paul Berman on Iranian-American poet, Roya Hakakian. Also be sure to check out our editorial on the disgraceful firing of Joshua T. Katz,
Scott Newman
· 5 min read
We’re Still Waiting for a Great Post-COVID Pandemic Novel
Fiction writers are used to working in lonely isolation. Maybe that’s why the stories they’ve written about the pandemic seem so out of touch
Neal Pollack
· 16 min read
The Twilight of the Australian Liberal Party
What should a centre-right party represent in the 21st century?
Adrian Nguyen
· 8 min read
Why Not Polygamy? Examining the Case for Legalisation
Polygamy is a criminal offense throughout the Western world. Would making it legal be progress?
Cheryl Mendelson
· 21 min read
The Alchemist Emperor of Prague
As the Holy Roman Empire descended into religious conflicts, its Habsburg ruler surrounded himself with magicians, astrologers, and scryers.
Martyn Rady
· 8 min read
Roya Hakakian and How to Speak About What No One Wants to Hear
The combined threats against Roya Hakakian and Masih Alinejad suggest a broader policy of violence and intimidation on the part of the Islamic Republic and its operatives in the United States.
Paul Berman
· 35 min read