Quillette Weekly
Hyping the energy transition, Scientology and psychiatry, and Munchausen by Internet syndrome
Zoe Booth
· 5 min read
‘The Dawn of Everything’ and the Politics of Human Prehistory
David Graeber and David Wengrow’s tendentious assault on the Enlightenment and its modern defenders is a bust.
Dennis J. Junk
· 22 min read
Rethinking Authenticity
It is not a destination. It’s our ongoing life’s work as responsible adults.
Niamh Jiménez
· 20 min read
Defying Russia’s Despot
Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s new book offers a profile in courage.
John Lloyd
· 10 min read
Anti-Male Bias at the NHMRC
Imposing gender quotas for research funding is counterproductive and sets a dangerous new precedent.
Lawrence M. Krauss
· 5 min read
Disease and Deception
The rise of Munchausen by Internet syndrome is inseparable from the spread of online subcultures that valorize disability.
Lucy Kross Wallace
· 12 min read
Scientology’s War on Psychiatry
What caused L. Ron Hubbard to turn on a discipline he had once accepted?
Jonathan Salem-Wiseman, Stephen Wiseman
· 16 min read
Calling Out an Antisemite
When I learned that Alice Walker and I would both be speaking at the same literary festival, I seized the chance to expose her views.
James Kirchick
· 6 min read
Hyping the Energy Transition
Consumption of fossil fuels is growing faster than ever.
Robert Bryce
· 7 min read
Quillette Weekly
A "problematic" film about Guantanamo, the legacy of the Freedom Convoy, and the dead-end of Putinism.
Zoe Booth
· 3 min read
Revolt Against the Modern World
Putin is the offspring of a political culture based on insuperable adversity to democracy.
Vladimir Tismaneanu
· 6 min read
Social Panic at Sundance
Meg Smaker’s film about the rehabilitation of former Guantanamo terror suspects was nuanced and sympathetic. But the mob didn’t care.
M. Pollino
· 8 min read
Building a Progressive Tower of Babel
An American Jewish community leader describes how puritanical ideologues are co-opting charitable organizations and activist groups.
David Bernstein
· 14 min read
The Real Star of M*A*S*H
A personal tribute to the overlooked genius of writer W.C. Heinz.
Kevin Mims
· 13 min read