The Genocidal Imagination Philosophies of human cruelty, from Sade to October 7th. Pascal Bruckner 12 Dec 2023 · 21 min read
Introducing Justapedia A new alternative to Wikipedia has arrived. Can it succeed where others have failed? Shuichi Tezuka 11 Dec 2023 · 24 min read
Mutual Friends: The Adventures of Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins A charming exhibition at London’s Charles Dickens Museum provides a fascinating glimpse into the private lives of two great English writers. Hannah Gal 11 Dec 2023 · 7 min read
Sailing Into Canada’s Great ‘Northern Sea’ In the fifteenth instalment of his series on the history of Canada, Greg Koabel describes Henry Hudson’s tragic 1610-11 voyage to the saltwater bay that now bears his name. Greg Koabel 11 Dec 2023 · 31 min read
The Carbon-Neutral Dumpster Fire RTÉ’s ludicrous environmentalist docudrama Tomorrow Tonight reflects the Irish state’s perverse commitment to a politics of self-harm. Aidan Harte 10 Dec 2023 · 9 min read
Aiding Terror: How Terrorists Exploit Humanitarian Organizations Aid has become a lifeline for terrorist groups, enabling their deadly attacks. Ari Heistein / Nathaniel Rabkin 10 Dec 2023 · 9 min read
Is Venezuela About to Invade Guyana? Analysts are skeptical and Guyana is nervous. But history teaches us to pay attention when an unpopular despot starts to speak the language of irredentism. Juan P. Villasmil 7 Dec 2023 · 8 min read
Kissinger and Cambodia Attempts to hold US policy solely responsible for the rise of the Khmer Rouge are historically inept. Lachlan Peters 7 Dec 2023 · 20 min read
How Superhero Franchises Are Killing Original Cinema Most new movies feature neither good storytelling nor innovative filmmaking. Instead, they rely on the nostalgia of ready-made fan bases. Jacob Bielecki 7 Dec 2023 · 7 min read
Bias and Betrayal The extensive rot at the heart of Human Rights Watch. Gerald M. Steinberg 6 Dec 2023 · 14 min read
Robots, Rats and Hoverchairs: Three Dystopian AI Fantasies Human beings need meaning, and a life in which all one’s needs were met by external agents would fail to provide it. Stewart Slater 5 Dec 2023 · 9 min read
Apostles of Appeasement A short history of phoney peace groups and their fellow travellers. Oscar Clarke 5 Dec 2023 · 10 min read
