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Among the countless articles and words devoted to the expression of opinion in the last 150 years, the vast majority are forgotten endorsements of a status quo, or futile critiques from the sidelines that were soon overtaken by events.

George Case

31 Mar 2024 · 8 min read

Stephanie Hayton and her spouse, now named Debbie, photographed in 1995 during a visit to a relative’s home in York.

Transition and Apostasy: A Wife’s Perspective

The wife of a biologically male transsexual explains how she helped her gender dysphoric spouse look beyond the simplistic slogans offered by online activists.

Stephanie Hayton

31 Mar 2024 · 10 min read

Narcissus looking at his reflection in the water from “Echo and Narcissus” by John William Waterhouse, oil on canvas 1903.

Narcissism for All

Forty-five years ago, Christopher Lasch identified what has become a defining feature of modern activism—“the ever-present, neurotic need to be recognized and affirmed.”

Julia Friedman

30 Mar 2024 · 10 min read

Rescuing Identity Politics

Throughout his new book, Freddie deBoer resists the logical implications of his own argument. Can the "class-first" left actually put class first?

Sohale Mortazavi

28 Mar 2024 · 13 min read

Podcast #234: Coleman Hughes on Progressive ‘Neo-Racism’

Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to writer Coleman Hughes about his acclaimed new book, ‘The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America.’

Quillette / Coleman Hughes

28 Mar 2024 · 29 min read

Funhouse-Mirror Fusionism

Like the traditionalists and libertarians, integralists and vitalists find themselves advancing analogous causes: one stands for a moral order and cohesive community, and the other for the exceptional individual.

Cincinnatus Smith

28 Mar 2024 · 14 min read

Mystic Without a Church

Werner Herzog’s new memoir provides a look back on the magisterial and occasionally maddening career of a cinematic visionary.

Jaspreet Singh Boparai

28 Mar 2024 · 17 min read

Where Do Works of Art Belong?

An Artist's Response to James Kierstead’s “The Elgin Marbles: Playing for Keeps"

Megan Gafford

27 Mar 2024 · 12 min read

A young Chinese woman stands in front of a display of red lanterns

Return of the Fortune Tellers

Wary of the Abrahamic faiths and increasingly contemptuous of Karl Marx’s alternative, young Chinese are drawn instead to tarot, divination, healers, and mediums.

Aaron Sarin

26 Mar 2024 · 8 min read

Keir Starmer and the red rose symbol of the UK Labour Party.

What Is the Labour Party For?

Sir Keir Starmer looks likely to become Britain’s next prime minister at a time when the democratic centre-left everywhere is facing a crisis of definition.