Claire Lehmann

Weekly Roundup and the Casualties of War

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Weekly Roundup

Dear Readers, I hope this email finds you well. This week we feature a stimulating roundtable discussion between four of Quillette's contributors from the field of psychology: Chris Ferguson, Bo Winegard, Allen Buchanan and Cory Clark. Together they weigh The Costs and Benefits of Tribalism. We've also got two in-depth

Weekly Roundup

Dear Reader, I hope you've had an intellectually stimulating week. If not, we have the cure in the form of seven thought-provoking essays. A must-read this week is John Lloyd on how Russia's kleptocracy has spread corruption to all corners of the globe. And Spencer Case's review of Dissident Philosophers:

Weekly Roundup

Dear Readers, We have several articles for you on the Ukraine war, one from Joel Kotkin and Hügo Krüger on the centrality of energy policy, one from Harold James on the ideology of imperialism, one from Iryna Vushko who gives a historical account of her homeland, and Eric Clifford Graf

Weekly Roundup: Ukraine, Fusion Power, and Jon Kay on the Ottawa Truckers

Dear Readers, As I compile the articles for this week’s newsletter, Russian tanks have entered Donbas. Appearing on Russian television, Putin addressed his nation [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/extracts-putins-speech-ukraine-2022-02-21/] arguing that "Ukraine [has] never had a tradition of genuine statehood," justifying the invasion. Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr

Weekly Roundup and Ukraine in the Balance

Dear Reader, This week's dispatch focuses on the unfolding situation in Eastern Europe. We have three pieces for you on the subject, one from Chris Miller, a Grand Strategy expert, analysing Putin's strategic intentions in What Putin Really Wants [https://quillette.com/2022/02/14/putins-mission-to-restore-the-imperial-glory-of-mother-russia/] , another from regular Quillette

Weekly Roundup and The Fight Over What Children Learn

Dear Readers, We have an eclectic range of pieces in store for you this week. If you're after an engrossing long-read, S. Stiles's harrowing narrative of her son’s battle with encephalitis—chronically misdiagnosed as autism—is not to be missed. We also have essays on Imperial College London's self-defeating

Weekly Roundup and the Importance of Academic Impartiality

Dear Quilletters, We have some absorbing new pieces for the contemplative reader. First peruse Marilyn Simon on Joel Coen’s adaptation of Macbeth, then Herman Goodden on James Joyce, and then for a side track, Adam Zivo on Cineforum, the coolest Toronto-based “indie” theater you’ve never heard of. We

Merry Christmas + the Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup and a Late Obituary for Yugoslavia

Weekly Roundup and Andrew Roberts on The Decline and Fall of American Imperium