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A statue of a horse with a man riding it is climbed by rebels flying a white and green flag.

The Weak Horse

Syria’s crisis demonstrates the importance of power.

Brian Stewart

3 Dec 2024 · 8 min read

A collage of Trump, Nixon, and Kissinger.

The Return of Realpolitik

Some leaders in Europe may resist a new alliance with Trump’s America, but in a world dominated by bullies, sharp elbows and unpredictability may be what the times demand.

Joel Kotkin

2 Dec 2024 · 10 min read

Humanity’s Space Future: Conflict or Cooperation?

The future is unwritten, and a future of space cooperation and peaceful settlement remains possible.

Joseph Grosso

2 Dec 2024 · 9 min read

Podcast #261: Lessons from a Teachers-College Battle Over Free Speech and ‘Decolonization’

Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay discusses recent events at the University of Western Ontario, where instructors spent months denouncing an outspoken education student who’d asked awkward questions about Indigenous reconciliation—until a tribunal concluded they’d violated her rights.

Quillette

30 Nov 2024 · 2 min read

Architectural drawing showing a very modern looking structure against a sunset sky.

Lessons from a Teachers-College Battle Over Free Speech and ‘Decolonization’

University of Western Ontario instructors spent months denouncing an outspoken education student who’d asked awkward questions about Indigenous reconciliation—until a UWO tribunal concluded they’d violated her rights.

Jonathan Kay

29 Nov 2024 · 24 min read

Black female Trump supporter wearing MAGA merch speaks into two microphones.

Demographics Are Not Destiny, After All

Trump’s reelection reflects the final exhaustion of the post-World War II liberal and conservative cultural consensuses.

Razib Khan

28 Nov 2024 · 8 min read

David is a white man in his 60s or 70s with glasses

Trump and the Academic Cocoon

A New York Times op-ed by a Yale historian tries to see universities from the vantage point of an outsider. Instead, it unwittingly illustrates why universities will not self-correct without external intervention.

Heather Mac Donald

28 Nov 2024 · 12 min read

Benjamin Netanyahu is a man in his 60s with white hair, in a jacket and tie, speaking into a microphone.

Benjamin Netanyahu, Would-Be Authoritarian

Amid the fog of war, Netanyahu has been pushing ahead with his highly unpopular “judicial reforms,” which would concentrate power in his hands and allow him to undermine free speech and the rule of law in Israel.

Benny Morris

27 Nov 2024 · 11 min read

Election Reflections

The lessons of the 2024 election are complicated, but they certainly don’t foreclose the possibility of a sane, pro-freedom centre.

Cathy Young

27 Nov 2024 · 15 min read

Man in black shirt sitting on a chair alone in lamp light. He's on his phone. He looks lonely.

My Friend the Chatbot

Virtual friends are already good enough to engage us and satisfy some of our appetites. They are going to get better, spread into more corners of our lives, and settle in.