Bo Winegard - Quillette

Conservatism in an Era Of Populist Revolt

Right-wing radicals are being punished by voters because they have discarded the foundational principles of conservative philosophy.

Bo Winegard

13 Dec 2022 · 11 min read

Religious Permanence

The human brain evolved to be religious, but religion also evolved to appeal to the human brain.

Bo Winegard

18 Nov 2022 · 10 min read

Sex and the Academy

The inclusion of women in higher education is a great achievement for Western liberal societies. How is this changing academic culture?

Cory Clark / Bo Winegard

8 Oct 2022 · 14 min read

Misunderstanding Equality

If confusion between moral and empirical claims persists, we will find ourselves asked to choose between the truth and our ethical preferences.

Bo Winegard

26 Sep 2022 · 11 min read

Against Authenticity

To be human is to be artificial.

Bo Winegard

8 Sep 2022 · 7 min read

Should the GOP Continue to Embrace Populism?—A Roundtable

Editor's note: With another presidential run by Trump in the offing, we asked two writers to reflect on the costs and benefits of populism. If you would like to contribute to this discussion, please send a response of ~800 words to [email protected]. I. For a prudent

Dennis Saffran / Bo Winegard / Publius

3 Sep 2022 · 18 min read

The Fall of ‘Nature’

A once-respected journal has announced that it will be subordinating science to ideology.

Bo Winegard

28 Aug 2022 · 12 min read

Diversity and Its Discontents

The public conversation about demographic change is hypocritical and destructive.

Bo Winegard

3 Jun 2022 · 12 min read

Academic Exile, Two Years On

Academia has become an intellectual prison, and many incarcerated professors are compelled to live a dual existence.

Bo Winegard

4 May 2022 · 13 min read

Problems with Mill’s Masterpiece

The condition of human life is such that we must of necessity be restrained and compelled by circumstances in nearly every action of our lives. Why, then, is liberty, defined as Mr. Mill defines it, to be regarded as so precious? ~James Fitzjames Stephen Of all the works written in

Bo Winegard

2 Apr 2022 · 18 min read

Deliberately Divided—A Review

A Review of Deliberately Divided: Inside the Controversial Study of Twins and Triplets Adopted Apart by Nancy L. Segal. Rowman & Littlefield, 520 pages (November, 2021) When I first heard about the Louise Wise Services-Child Development Center (LWS-CDC) twin study, I was shocked but also skeptical. A doctor had separated

Bo Winegard

8 Nov 2021 · 8 min read

Human Nature and Political Philosophy

As many have pointed out, the radical progressive version of social justice has all the hallmarks of a religion.

Bo Winegard / Jonathan Anomaly

3 Nov 2021 · 10 min read

A Return to Tradition: Creating a Post-Trump Conservatism

The survival of the American Republic might just depend upon it.

Bo Winegard

25 Jan 2021 · 14 min read

The Myth of Pervasive Misogyny

Contrary to expectations from the pervasive misogyny theory, across a variety of topics, samples, and research teams, recent findings in psychology suggest that such biases often favor women.

Cory Clark / Bo Winegard

27 Jul 2020 · 11 min read

In Defense of ‘Reactionary Liberalism’—A Reply to Osita Nwanevu

Nwanevu is predictably coy about affirmative action, the most explicit form of institutional racism in the United States.

Bo Winegard

13 Jul 2020 · 10 min read