Survival of the Fitting
How a set of unglamorous enzymes quietly solved biology’s biggest problem: how to create and uphold a set of rules that make meaning from molecules.
Praveen Prathapan
· 6 min read
The Uninvited Sermon
Why artists, academics and others should not exploit the presence of a captive audience.
Holly Lawford-Smith
· 8 min read
Guarding the Gates of Our Language
One hundred years after the publication of Fowler’s ‘Dictionary of Modern English Usage,’ it is more important than ever to uphold standards of correct English.
Bruce Gilley
· 10 min read
Atlas No More
It is difficult to overstate just how reactionary Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy is.
Brian Stewart
· 24 min read
Can the Ayatollahs Fall?
Amid the darkness of a communications blackout, Iranians are fighting for their freedom and the totalitarian theocracy under which they have lived since 1979 seems more threatened than ever before.
Benny Morris
· 9 min read
The Warmth of Collectivism
Zohran Mamdani wants to institute “collectivist” governance, but NYC already has a collectivist problem—a coordinated veto system that blocks development and progress.
John Aziz
· 6 min read
Why Australia Struggles to Confront Islamic Antisemitism — and What This Means for Social Cohesion
Why has Australia proved reluctant to confront antisemitism when its sources are treated as culturally or religiously sensitive?
Zoe Booth, Alan Davison
· 7 min read
When Narrative Outpaces Evidence: The Minnesota ICE Shooting
What four videos show—and fail to show—about a deadly ICE encounter.
Mick West
· 6 min read
Podcast #320: Fighting for Freedom in Iran
Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to Iranian writer and journalist Roya Hakakian about the protests in Iran and why and how they might succeed.
Quillette, Roya Hakakian, Iona Italia
· 2 min read
The Strange Case of Alaa Abd El-Fattah
How human rights law led the UK to roll out the red carpet for a man who expressed hatred of white people and support for killing civilians.
Guy Baldwin
· 10 min read
Podcast #319: How to Think Like a Human
Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to psychologist David Weitzner about the differences between human cognition and artificial intelligence.
David Weitzner, Quillette, Iona Italia
· 1 min read
The Housing Crisis
Soaring housing costs are driving young people towards socialism—only dispersed development and expanded property ownership can preserve liberal democracy.
Joel Kotkin
· 17 min read
AI and the End of Common Culture
Culture is fragmented; it is about to become atomised.
Samuel Fitoussi
· 6 min read
The Arabs’ Anti-Colonial Delusion
The Arabs still believe that they are fighting a colonial war against Israel. But they are not.
Hannes Stein
· 6 min read
Iran’s Forward-Operating Base in the West
With the survival of Nicolas Maduro’s regime now uncertain, Iran and Hezbollah have much to lose in Caracas.
Emanuele Ottolenghi
· 7 min read