Do COVID-19 Racial Disparities Matter?
If anyone bothers to look, there will probably be disparities between Catholics and Protestants.
Coleman Hughes
· 5 min read
For Gay Men Who Came of Age in the 1980s, a Grim Sense of Déja Vu
Surrounding all of these movements has been the metaphorical connection of disease with not only illness, but also impurity more generally—concepts that have obvious and horrifying linkages to racist political movements.
Sky Gilbert
· 8 min read
The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire—A Review
The city of Rome likely had a population of over a million by the time the Emperor Augustus died (August 19th, AD 14).
Jaspreet Singh Boparai
· 17 min read
Declining Med School Standards in a Time of Pandemic
The language of the social justice Left began appearing in diversity statements at even the most elite schools.
Steve Salerno
· 6 min read
Are Gamer Stereotypes Accurate?
An FBI investigation into the episode produced a heavily redacted report that satisfied no one.
Christopher J. Ferguson
· 8 min read
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: COVID-19 Shows We Can’t Have It All
Which brings us back to COVID-19. By one estimate, 80,000 Americans died from flu-related illnesses during the 2017 — 2018 flu season.
Zaid Jilani
· 7 min read
Yes, People Are Dying. But It’s Still Okay to Worry About Your Job
When people are dying horrible deaths in isolation from loved ones, and essential workers are putting themselves and their families at risk by going into danger zones, this isn’t the time to focus on how much we’ll “repay” young, healthy people who, though worried and unemployed, are safe at home.
Dan Meegan
· 7 min read
PODCAST 86: Dr Michael Shermer on His New Book Giving the Devil His Due
Listen onSpotify Science writer, author and Skeptic editor-in-chief Michael Shermer talks to Toby Young about his new book Giving the Devil His Due: Reflections of a Scientific Humanist. They talk about a range of free speech issues, including hate speech, Holocaust denial, the Pentagon Papers and Wikileaks.
Quillette, Michael Shermer, Toby Young
· 1 min read
COVID-19 and Liberalism
If liberal strategies end up providing weaker results than illiberal ones, liberals might want to revise not only their COVID-19 policy, but also some of their broader assumptions about human nature.
Kristijan Fidanovski
· 9 min read
Farewell, My Lovely
Chinatown is a remarkable blend of screenwriter Robert Towne and director Roman Polanski’s antipodal sensibilities.
Graham Daseler
· 14 min read
Seven Reflections on Isolation
Social isolation can be so stressful that it “disrupts brain development (in younger members of social species) and leads to mental health problems later in life.”
Marc Frazier
· 11 min read
I’m a Nurse. But No, I Don’t Want to Be a Hero
In some cases, the efforts of nurses and doctors have been called heroic, especially in hot spots such as Italy and New York City.
Amy Eileen Hamm
· 5 min read
Will There Be a New Cold War with China? A Reply to Niall Ferguson
Americans have suddenly grown fearful of the growth of Chinese power.
Matt Johnson
· 9 min read
Pell’s Pyrrhic Victory
Pell became a public target onto which a deep well of private resentment—much of which was wholly irrelevant to his own conduct—could be directed when the opportunity arose.
RJ Smith
· 6 min read
PODCAST 85: Dr Jemma Geoghegan on How Viruses Evolve and the Lessons We Can Learn About Social Distancing From Fish, Dogs and Rabbits
Listen onSpotify Dr Jemma Geoghegan, a virologist at the University of Otago, talks to Jonathan Kay about how viruses evolve and the lessons we can learn about social distancing from fish, dogs and rabbits. She is the co-author of several papers in evolutionary virology, including ‘Hidden diversity and evolution
Quillette
· 1 min read