Quillette (Page 21)

John Mearsheimer looks worried in front of Israeli and US flags.

The Limits of ‘The Israel Lobby’

Mearsheimer and Walt still don’t understand American support for Israel.

Matt Johnson

29 May 2024 · 25 min read

A female demonstrator offers a flower to military police on guard at the Pentagon during an anti-Vietnam demonstration

Waltzing Down the Road to Hell

The unintended consequences of the Sixties’ antiwar protests have become the farce of their 21st-century iteration.

Adam Garfinkle

27 May 2024 · 15 min read

A broken female marble bust with cracks and a background of colourful jumbled jigsaw pieces

What Does It Mean for Something to Be Socially Constructed?

There are at least three things that people might mean by ‘socially constructed’: that something is social, rather than natural; contextual, rather than universal; or that its importance has been inflated.

Holly Lawford-Smith

27 May 2024 · 7 min read

An abstract photo of a woman looking through an astronaut helmet with a reflection of planets in the glass.

The Future of the Space Industry

The privatisation of space travel is cutting the cost of rocket launches and powering innovation.

Rainer Zitelmann

26 May 2024 · 12 min read

A crying woman in a black burqa at the commemoration of Raisi's death. She holds a poster of him.

The Bell 212 Tolls for Tehran

We should celebrate the death of the Butcher of Tehran, but Iran’s future remains fraught with uncertainty.

Paul Monk

25 May 2024 · 11 min read

The Problem with Utopias

The history of utopian fiction proves that we can’t even imagine a better world.

Ewan Morrison

23 May 2024 · 15 min read

Podcast #237: The (Culture) War Diaries of Nellie Bowles

Jonathan Kay speaks with ‘Morning After the Revolution’ author Nellie Bowles about her journalistic adventures amid progressive true believers and ideological enforcers.

Quillette

23 May 2024 · 30 min read

The Digital Mirror of Narcissus

Technology steers my life along tracks chosen for my digital double, not for me. But this proxy personalisation wouldn’t work at all if I didn’t play my part.

Timandra Harkness

23 May 2024 · 11 min read

A childhood photo of Rob Henderson in a humble living room, smiling in front of a Christmas tree.

Imposing Order on Grief

Rob Henderson's 'Troubled' is a disjointed book, but provides valuable testimony to the importance of a stable childhood.

Iona Italia

22 May 2024 · 23 min read

Podcast #236: Recovery from Rape

Quillette podcast host Iona Italia talks to Larissa Phillips about the best ways to prevent rape and promote victims' recovery.

Quillette

22 May 2024 · 30 min read

A young blonde woman with a COVID mask and worried eyes attends a BLM protester.

The Rise of a Mega-Movement

We have lost the words that we could once call upon to justify diversity of thoughts, desires, viewpoints, and policy preferences, as opposed to a diversity of demographic groups.