As a Hereditarian, I Strongly Support Economic Redistribution A recognition that genetic influences on social outcomes are important will potentially influence the kind of help that society offers poorer individuals. But it does not in any way compel an absence of help, or a casual indifference. Gregory Clark 21 Aug 2023 · 7 min read
When Trans Activism Becomes Government Policy Even as other nations finally move to protect dysphoric youth from disfiguring treatments, Canadian politicians and educators continue to promote state-funded ‘gender journeys.’ Margaret Wente / Jonathan Kay 21 Aug 2023 · 23 min read
Quillette Social London We hope to see you at our next Quillette Social in London on November 3 🥂🇬🇧 Zoe Booth 21 Aug 2023 · 3 min read
The Lab-Leak Illusion The laboratory accident hypothesis of COVID-19’s origins is a bust, but the popular consensus is unwilling to accept it. Jamie Palmer 19 Aug 2023 · 53 min read
Talk Therapy’s Moral Morass Should mental-health care strive to be ethically neutral? Robert T. Fancher 17 Aug 2023 · 17 min read
The Aboriginal Voice to Parliament: Wrong in Principle, Disastrous in Practice We should not make race the organising principle of a new chapter of our Constitution. Ramesh Thakur 17 Aug 2023 · 19 min read
Memories of a Childhood Arcadia For two four-year-old Ontario boys growing up in the 1950s, a backyard creek became the site of unforgettable adventures. Herman Goodden 16 Aug 2023 · 7 min read
The Peculiar Silence in the Students for Fair Admissions Decision Are racial preferences in university admissions really dead? Ethan Blevins 16 Aug 2023 · 7 min read
The European Union Is Finally Coming Around to Gene-Edited Seeds For a quarter century, activists such as Vandana Shiva have opposed GM crops that can help feed the world. Now, more than ever, it’s time to reject their Luddite demands Zion Lights 14 Aug 2023 · 15 min read
The Quest for Pelts In the ninth instalment of an ongoing Quillette series on the history of Canada, Greg Koabel describes how the late 16th-century fur trade developed amid a disrupted Indigenous geopolitical landscape Greg Koabel 13 Aug 2023 · 24 min read
Beware Barbie: Quillette Cetera Episode 13 In an attempt to be provocative, the film rehashes old feminst tropes reminiscent of the 1970s. Zoe Booth / Iona Italia 13 Aug 2023 · 2 min read
A Voice from the Heart Legal equality and the politics of disappointment. Andrew Gleeson 11 Aug 2023 · 14 min read
Rock of Ages The musical legacy of Robbie Robertson is a monument to the possibilities of American song. Benjamin Kerstein 11 Aug 2023 · 12 min read
Ditching Diversity Myths In the workplace, deep-level similarity is more important than surface-level diversity. Ryan Ruffaner 10 Aug 2023 · 10 min read