Quillette Weekly
A win for artistic expression, the problems with longtermism, and a brave citizen challenges the CCP.
Zoe Booth
· 3 min read
Benito Mussolini and the Fascist Love Affair with Soccer
Embracing a sport that combines nationalism, mass spectacle, and physical refinement, Il Duce set out to make Italy a World Cup champion.
Luciano Wernicke
· 8 min read
The Problems with Longtermism
The further we look into the future, the less certain we can be about our predictions and plans.
Matt Johnson
· 13 min read
FDR and the Holocaust
A widely praised new series by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein distorts the historical record to rehabilitate a flawed US president.
Ronald Radosh
· 26 min read
A Single Spark
In the age of the Internet, can the Sitong Bridge Warrior’s protest make a difference?
Aaron Sarin
· 6 min read
Poetic Justice
How an octogenarian artist defied curatorial bureaucracy.
Julia Friedman
· 9 min read
In the Shadow of the Mushroom Cloud
Biden, Putin, and the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.
Robin Ashenden
· 15 min read
A Strange and Brutal Country
Adam Curtis’s new BBC series provides a unique insight into Russia’s late-twentieth-century collapse.
Christopher J. Snowdon
· 7 min read
Podcast #200: Jonathan Kay on the State of Journalism, the Perils of Audience Capture, and the Art of Podcasting
For our 200th episode, Quillette founder Claire Lehmann interviews host Jonathan Kay about the evolution of his journalistic career before and after joining Quillette.
Quillette
· 1 min read
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