The Many Lies of Carl Beech
Beech claimed he had been tied up and had his bones broken by Generals and Field Marshals
Matthew Scott
· 16 min read
Immigration Is Changing America Less than You Think
The enormous level of immigration to the United States has actually done little to change the overall demographics of the country over the past 20 years.
John A. Litwinski
· 6 min read
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of....What Exactly?
The same is true of happiness and positivity. They’re not mere feelings. They are behaviors.
Steve Salerno
· 15 min read
Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man: A Profile of Boris Johnson
The next three months, between now and October 31st, will reveal whether that was a historical premonition or a sophomoric illusion.
Toby Young
· 20 min read
Why Is a Top Australian University Supporting Indigenous Creationism?
The message in Appropriate Terminology, Indigenous Australian People is that the UNSW now regards its core mission—the pursuit of truth—as negotiable if it conflicts with the postures associated with social justice.
Andrew Glover
· 5 min read
When the Lion Wakes: The Global Threat of the Chinese Communist Party
Aaron Sarin
· 12 min read
“Unsex Me Here' and Other Bad Ideas
What contemporary feminism fails to adequately grapple with is nature itself, and as a result, feminist attitudes towards men, and particularly towards male sexuality, are compassionless and punitive (not to mention humourless—and human sexuality is so often very funny!).
Marilyn Simon
· 12 min read
Coming Together to Honor a Dead Rock Star—And Ward Off Our Own Demons
In the months leading up to the news, I was in a bad place. Nothing in life felt right, and every day was a fight against hopelessness—to the point that even when good things happened, I would remain afraid or numb.
Neil Gray
· 8 min read
How the Left Turned Words Into 'Violence,' and Violence Into 'Justice'
The idea that one’s disagreement with Ngo’s point of view disqualifies him from the physical protection granted to other ordinary citizens proved to be quite common in the aftermath of Ngo’s beating.
James Lindsay
· 11 min read
Tourist Journalism Versus the Working Class
A few days before the Fourth of July, British comic John Oliver used the pulpit of his US infotainment show, Last Week Tonight, to deliver a lengthy monologue about the depredations of Amazon.com. His specific complaint was that Amazon doesn’t treat its employees very well. According to Oliver,
Kevin Mims
· 17 min read
Abandon in Place: The Price of the First Steps to the Moon
I was a child in the 1960s, and I embraced Apollo as the adventure of all time
Craig Colgan
· 10 min read
Is Surging Hate Crime in the UK Overcooked?
Hate crime now appears as a political crime, an outrage against social justice. There is a good case for saying that actual incidents of genuine hate crime should be seen in this way.
Ben Cobley
· 12 min read
Why We Shouldn't Bet on Having Free Will—A Reply to William Edwards
It makes no more sense to believe in a numinous “will” that subverts the laws of physics than to accept a god for which there’s no evidence. Any reforms of society should begin by accepting the unalterable truths of nature.
Jerry A. Coyne
· 6 min read
Culture War Churn and the YouTube Rabbit-Hole
The YouTube-rabbit-hole phenomenon will undoubtedly continue to radicalize certain individuals. But give it time, let the churn machine keep churning.
Peter Clarke
· 7 min read
Quillette Podcast 45 – Nancy Rommelmann on How Portland Became the Woke Capital of America
Jonathan Kay talks to journalist and YouTuber Nancy Rommelmann about how Portland became the most woke city in America, a phenomenon she wrote about recently for Tablet. She provides an update on the targeting of her husband’s coffee shop by an outrage mob after she expressed some reservations about
Quillette, Nancy Rommelmann
· 1 min read