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The Rationalism and Romanticism of John Stuart Mill

Two strands of Mill's philosophy were profoundly in conflict.

Laurie Wastell

22 Jun 2022 · 11 min read

Quillette Podcast #191: Richard Dawkins on the Wonders of Flight

Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with renowned evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins about his new book on the science and mythology of life in the air—from puffins and flying squirrels to fairies and angels.

Quillette

20 Jun 2022 · 1 min read

Critical Race Theory Wasn’t Always Like This

The version of CRT that I studied in the 1990s offered a useful critique of American institutions—rather than a moral condemnation of American souls.

Jonathan Kay

20 Jun 2022 · 6 min read

McCartney at 80

Four score years of ordinary genius.

Christopher J. Snowdon

18 Jun 2022 · 22 min read

Dostoevsky and the Pleasure of Taking Offense

Much of history is a tale of excessive offense-taking.

Anthony Eagan

17 Jun 2022 · 14 min read

A Life Worthwhile

The dignity that comes with a job is more important than the salary.

Magnus Henrekson

17 Jun 2022 · 11 min read

Ricky Gervais Knows No Fear

The comedian's new Netflix special has its weak spots. But when it comes to goring gender ideology's sacred cows, no one does it better

Allan Stratton

16 Jun 2022 · 9 min read

The Cause of America’s Gun-Death Epidemic? It’s Guns

When comparing state to state, and nation to nation, more firearms usually means more firearms-related deaths

Michael Shermer

15 Jun 2022 · 11 min read

Do Animals Have Rights?—A Roundtable

Editor's note: Quillette asked three scholars to reflect on the debate about animal rights. If you would like to contribute to this discussion, please send a response of ~800 words to [email protected]. I. Animals have rights Bo Winegard is an essayist and holds a PhD in

Bo Winegard, Nathanial Bork, and Jake Scott

14 Jun 2022 · 18 min read

Progressivism, Sexuality, and Mental Illness

Is contemporary liberal-left culture producing greater mental distress?

Eric Kaufmann

14 Jun 2022 · 12 min read

The Burden of the Best?

From self-belief to self-care.

Steve Salerno

12 Jun 2022 · 13 min read

Curtis Yarvin: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

At the center of neoreactionary thinking is a cluster of unworkable ideas.

Max Borders

11 Jun 2022 · 15 min read

In Southeast Asia, the Bad Guys are Staging a Comeback

Across Southeast Asia, former autocrats are staging their comebacks, exploiting ethnic and religious divisions, as well as fragile institutions. In Myanmar, a decade of cautious democratisation was violently upended by a military coup last year, while, in more recent times, once-disgraced kleptocratic forces in the Philippines and Malaysia have managed

Imran Said

10 Jun 2022 · 8 min read