Quillette Editorsâ Choice of 2023 Jamie, Jon, Iona and Claire share their favourite essays from this year. Zoe Booth 22 Dec 2023 · 11 min read
How Effective Altruism Lost Its Way It is time for the EA movement to rediscover humanism. Matt Johnson 21 Dec 2023 · 29 min read
Sir Roger DeakinsâAn Englishman in LA A new exhibition in LA offers a rare chance to enjoy still photography by one of the worldâs most talented cinematographers. Hannah Gal 20 Dec 2023 · 6 min read
In Memoriam, 2023 A tribute to three pop-fiction authors who passed away this year. Kevin Mims 19 Dec 2023 · 14 min read
From out of the Steppes, a âWhirlwind of Nationsâ In the sixth instalment of âThe So-Called Dark Ages,â Herbert Bushman describes the rise of the Huns, who struck terror into the hearts of Goths and Romans alike. Herbert Bushman 19 Dec 2023 · 21 min read
To Accelerate or Decelerate AI: That is the Question Explaining the âaccel/decelâ split at the heart of the OpenAI power struggle. Sean Welsh / Michael Timothy Bennett 18 Dec 2023 · 13 min read
Israelâs Grim Future: Attrition on All Fronts The Jewish state is facing security threats from groups based in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Yemenâall of them supported by Iran. Benny Morris 16 Dec 2023 · 11 min read
Trans Typologies: A Brief History In a new book, MIT philosopher Alex Byrne tracks our evolving understanding of gender dysphoria. Alex Byrne 15 Dec 2023 · 11 min read
A History of Feminist Antisemitism The story of how activists and academics exchanged the struggle for universal female improvement for a politics of division and hatred. Kara Jesella 15 Dec 2023 · 21 min read
Misunderstanding the Fertility Crisis The DINKs video isnât shaping cultureâitâs a cultural response to the rising opportunity cost of having children in free and prosperous societies. Alex Nowrasteh 14 Dec 2023 · 10 min read
Kissingerâs Folly In its cold materialist outlook, Realism fails to recognize that every nation has a unique set of interests shaped by its own history, geography, and beliefs. Brian Stewart 13 Dec 2023 · 16 min read
When Kids Say Theyâre Trans A new book explains how parents can help gender-distressed children whoâve come to believe they were âborn in the wrong body.â Sasha Ayad / Stella OâMalley 12 Dec 2023 · 15 min read
The Genocidal Imagination Philosophies of human cruelty, from Sade to October 7th. Pascal Bruckner 12 Dec 2023 · 21 min read
