In Defence of the Humanities
Scholars in the humanities are the bearers of the memory of civilisation, and their role in our society is indispensable.
Elena Shalneva
· 8 min read
The Passing of the Second Imperial Age
The US’s hegemonic period, now shrinking, often looked like empire, especially the British version, which it mostly replaced.
John Lloyd
· 13 min read
In Defense of ‘Reactionary Liberalism’—A Reply to Osita Nwanevu
Nwanevu is predictably coy about affirmative action, the most explicit form of institutional racism in the United States.
Bo Winegard
· 10 min read
PODCAST 99: Michael Shellenberger on his new book Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All
Michael Shellenberger, President of Environmental Progress, talks to Jonathan Kay about global warming, natural disasters, media scaremongering—and why the world is actually getting safer, notwithstanding the scaremongering of Extinction Rebellion. An extract from his new book, Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All, recently appeared in Quillette.
Quillette, Michael Shellenberger
· 1 min read
Why I Signed the Harper's Letter
America’s racial inequities, of which police brutality is only a minor part, must end.
Roya Hakakian
· 4 min read
It Wasn’t My Cancelation That Bothered Me. It Was the Cowardice of Those Who Let It Happen
Dozens of scholars threatened to resign from the college if my appointment were allowed to stand.
Margaret Wente
· 11 min read
Liberal Democracies Should Open Their Doors to Hongkongers
Accepting Hongkongers into our countries would be good for us.
Owen Lewis
· 7 min read
A Declaration of Independence by a Princeton Professor
Independence of thought is considered the hallmark of academia, but everyone deserves it.
Joshua T. Katz
· 6 min read
Why I Believe Climate Change Is Not the End of the World
The Congo has a way of putting first-world prophecies of climate apocalypse into perspective.
Michael Shellenberger
· 37 min read
Thoughts on Longevity
Contemplation of such great age is intrinsically moving, perhaps because it releases us from the oppressive clamour of the moment.
Simon Evans
· 8 min read
Discovering the Link Between Gender Identity and Peer Contagion
The lack of childhood history was critical, since traditional gender dysphoria typically begins in early childhood.
Abigail Shrier
· 8 min read
Arguing in America
Lawyers like to joke that a ruling is probably correct if both sides are equally upset by it.
Geoff Costeloe
· 6 min read
Jeffrey Epstein's Money Tainted My Workplace. Then Ronan Farrow's Botched Reporting Trashed My Reputation
The New Yorker story remains an albatross around my neck.
Peter Cohen
· 27 min read
Free Speech is a Value, not a Right
Free speech is subordinate to the private property rights of whatever resources are needed to speak in the first place.
Logan Chipkin
· 7 min read
To Be Useful, Health Data Must Go Deeper Than ‘Black’ and ‘White’
In the case of COVID-19, we know that diabetes, hypertension, and obesity all are significant comorbidities.
Amr F. Hamour
· 5 min read