Why UBI Ought to Appeal to Conservatives
Republicans balk at the idea of UBI because it seems like an extreme version of your standard government handout. But it isn’t.
Religious Progressivism
It is not only religious “zealots” who get obsessed about good and evil. All human beings do.
Bereft of Impartial Arbiters
Please Stop Calling Yourself a 'Feminist Badass'
Calling yourself a badass doesn’t convey anything other than the distinct impression that you are, in fact, the opposite of a badass.
The Art of Mind Control
Luxury Beliefs: How the Elite Signal Status Today
The chief purpose of luxury beliefs is to indicate evidence of the believer’s social class and education.
Meghan Daum on Zillennials, #MeToo, and the Culture Wars
Podcast Episode 63.
Abandoning Malmö to Its Criminals
The explosion happened three blocks away, but the sound had become so familiar that I went back to sleep without even getting out of bed to check on my twins.
Gates Derangement Syndrome
The suggestion that we ought to be suspicious of Gates’s work on global health—work that has saved millions of lives—because he made a slightly ambiguous comment about U.S. politics is not only absurd, it is also pernicious.
The Price of Sex
The total value of the sex trade could be said to be the value of the net transfer of wealth from men to women.
The Only Thing Necessary for the Triumph of Evil is for Good Women to Do Nothing
In my pre-feminist days, sexual harassment and rape were so common, so pervasive, so accepted, that they were virtually invisible.
Join Us in 2020
Quillette has come a long way from its humble beginnings — but we still have a way to go.
Chile’s Been Falling Apart for Years. Can It Repair Itself and Remain a Democracy?
Chilean middle class has seen its fortunes becomes more precarious, with many families staying afloat only through borrowing.
Are Elite Colleges Really That Bad?
Issues of happiness and conformity notwithstanding, one might still wonder about the affirmative case for elite colleges, especially when considering the effort it takes to gain admittance to one.
Why Taiping 2.0 Isn't in the Cards: A Reply to 'China’s Looming Class Struggle'
Most Chinese farmers are still quite poor by western standards, or those of their city-mouse kin.