Leonard Bernstein Deserved Better Than âMaestroâ Netflix somehow managed to turn the most talented, beloved, and complex American musician in history into a two-dimensional domestic villain. Daniel Lelchuk 16 Jan 2024 · 9 min read
Martin Luther Kingâs Understanding of Racism Kingâs sophisticated understanding of racism bridges two worldviews: that racism is primarily systemic and as well as interpersonal. John R. Wood, Jr. 15 Jan 2024 · 14 min read
Israelâs Occupation of Gaza in 1956â57 Many of the questions that have arisen since October 7 have been raised before. Benny Morris 13 Jan 2024 · 12 min read
Huck Finn or Uncle Tom? These great books should be read together, for each illuminates a different part of the American character. Tim DeRoche 13 Jan 2024 · 8 min read
Intelligence and Health Outcomes The importance of cognitive ability to disparities in human health is being overlooked. Robert J. Morris 12 Jan 2024 · 9 min read
The Laurentian Coalition Takes Root In the 16th instalment of âNations of Canada,â historian Greg Koabel describes how Samuel de Champlain overcame a decade of frustration by finally establishing a successful French fur-trading monopoly. Greg Koabel 12 Jan 2024 · 25 min read
Robert Kemp Adair (1924â2020)âNotes on a Friendship Reflections on the life and work of a superb scientist, for whom integrity and rigor were paramount. Geoffrey C. Kabat 12 Jan 2024 · 19 min read
The Language of Soviet Propaganda Progressive anti-Zionism and the poisonous legacy of Cold War hatred. Izabella Tabarovsky 11 Jan 2024 · 15 min read
The Elgin Marbles: Playing for Keeps The Ancient Greek sculptures are a bellwether of where the âdecolonizationâ of museums is headed. James Kierstead 11 Jan 2024 · 14 min read
A Historian for Our Moment Jeffrey Herf has made a scholarly commitment to document the words of Islamic Jew-hatred from their origins in Egypt and wartime Berlin. That has made him a lonely voice in the American professoriate. Sol Stern 10 Jan 2024 · 14 min read
Stupidity as Moral Negligence Those guilty of political stupidity do not necessarily suffer from a lack of reasoning skills. J.P. de Ruiter 10 Jan 2024 · 9 min read
Strong Like Teen Spirit Parents should be more courageous in trusting adolescentsâ capacity for joy and resilience. Marilyn Simon 9 Jan 2024 · 9 min read
Claudine Gayâs Misguided Defenders Damning facts shouldnât be ignored just because theyâre brought to light by the âwrongâ kind of person The Quillette Editorial Board 7 Jan 2024 · 10 min read
A Dense Thicket of Contending Visions In his latest novel, Tom Piazza imagines the finest meeting of American minds never to have happened. Matt Hanson 7 Jan 2024 · 6 min read
Chinaâs Weapons of Mass Destruction The Communist Party is leaving behind mere nuclear deterrence, and accelerating towards a âfirst-strikeâ capability. Aaron Sarin 7 Jan 2024 · 8 min read
