A Hundred Years of Communism
Ben Sixsmith
· 7 min read
Emmanuel Macron Beats Marine Le Pen to Win the French Election
Between the rounds, Le Pen seemed to be nibbling away at Macron’s lead – not by much, but by enough to cause some butterflies among her opponents.
Paul Smith
· 4 min read
“Have You Found the Place that Makes You Want to Swallow Its Rhetoric Whole?”
Sadie insisted, apropos of nothing, that she was “really a radical feminist.”
Michael Rectenwald
· 17 min read
What Eastern Bloc Dissidents Can Teach Us About 'Living in Truth'
Living in truth doesn’t mean speaking out unthinkingly on every issue. It matters not just what we say, but how we say it.
Philip Boobbyer
· 5 min read
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Quillette
· 2 min read
It’s Time to Retire the Political Spectrum
“If the political spectrum is largely meaningless and causes so much confusion, why does nearly everyone buy into it?”
Hyrum Lewis
· 13 min read
Creationism By Another Name
Creationism is the belief that a superior being, unbound by the laws of nature, created the universe.
Ferran Suay
· 4 min read
Is It Ever Better Not to Know?
It seems that gaining more knowledge, even on topics where that knowledge could be damaging in the short term, is the preferable approach.
Brian Boutwell, Bo Winegard, Jonathan Anomaly
· 7 min read
You Are Not Important: Defund Identity Culture
If taxpayers from both the Right and the Left refuse to fund identity culture, what exactly will remain of the arts?
Reilly Smethurst
· 7 min read
"The Sense of an Ending" and Why We Are Wired to Produce False Memories
We all have our own narratives of life. You have a “version” of that life that is a story you tell to yourself and others, about what your life has been.
Lauren Knott
· 4 min read
Why Citing a Scientific Study Does Not Finish An Argument
A single study is rarely anything more than suggestive, and often it takes many replications under a variety of circumstances to provide strong justification for a conclusion.
Jonathan Anomaly, Brian Boutwell
· 7 min read
The Crucible of the Application Process
These alterations would ostensibly bolster my chances of being accepted to and receiving funds for graduate programs.
Dillon Bowen
· 14 min read
Anti-Russian Hysteria, American Hypocrisy, and the Risk of Nuclear Confrontation
“Things will work out fine between the U.S.A. and Russia. At the right time everyone will come to their senses & there will be lasting peace!”
Jeffrey Tayler
· 12 min read
Denying Encryption To Terrorists Is A Fantasy
The Home Office could demand more surveillance abilities for law enforcement, but here it is difficult to see what they could ask for that they don’t already have.
Matthew Mott
· 5 min read
Companies Shed Degree Requirements to Promote Merit Over Qualifications
When companies demand more and more degrees for very basic jobs, they cut off access for unskilled workers to break into the job market.
Joshua Krook
· 4 min read