No Good Deed
In which an unsuspecting Quillette editor strolls Dublin’s historic streets, only to become ensnared in an unwholesome nocturnal intrigue.
Jonathan Kay
· 9 min read
An Interview with Michael Shellenberger
Misinformation Bill Claire: Welcome, Michael, welcome to Sydney. It’s great to have you here. Now, I want to talk to you about the misinformation bill that the current government is tabling, which is going to a vote in the Senate next week. The government is currently considering both a
Claire Lehmann, Michael Shellenberger
· 18 min read
Talking Far-Right Extremism and the Middle East with Richard Hanania: Quillette Cetera Episode 42
A colourful conversation with polemicist Richard Hanania.
Zoe Booth
· 1 min read
Megalopolis: Bloated, Outré—and Brilliant
Like a Hieronymus Bosch painting, it’s chaos alright—but it’s a dazzling chaos.
Ralph Leonard
· 8 min read
I’m Tired of the Victimhood Narrative
Lidia Thorpe is not treated more harshly because she’s an Indigenous woman. In fact, if it weren’t for these two immutable characteristics, she wouldn’t be where she is today.
Zoe Booth
· 3 min read
An Honest Conversation About Colonialism with Nigel Biggar: Quillette Cetera Episode 41
Zoe meets with the ethicist and theologian Nigel Biggar as part of his trip to Australia.
Zoe Booth, Nigel Biggar
· 21 min read
What Is a Woman? Many Philosophers (Still) Aren’t Allowed to Say
An Oxford-based academic philosopher explains why he no longer uses a pseudonym when discussing plain truths about biological sex.
Daniel Kodsi
· 3 min read
A New Kind of Racism
An expansive new definition of anti-Palestinian racism could stymie free and open discussion of the Israel–Palestine conflict.
Mika Hackner
· 6 min read
7 October, One Year Later with David Benatar: Quillette Cetera Episode 40
On the anniversary of 7 October, philosopher David Benatar discusses the ethical questions it raises and about his new book, “Very Practical Ethics.”
Zoe Booth
· 17 min read
Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz: Quillette Cetera Episode 39
A conversation with Roger Berkowitz, the Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics.
Zoe Booth
· 10 min read
Escaping Cuba: Quillette Cetera Episode 38
A conversation with the Cuban student, poet and free-speech advocate, Justo Antonio Triana.
Zoe Booth, Justo Antonio Triana
· 24 min read
When Will The New York Times Correct Its Flawed Reporting on ‘Unmarked Graves’?
The same reporter who helped spark Canada’s 2021 social panic has published a new article walking back his original errors—but those mistakes remain uncorrected on the Times’ website.
Jonathan Kay
· 8 min read
Liberalism vs Realism with Matt Johnson: Quillette Cetera Episode 37
The future of liberal democracies, populism, and what Mearsheimer and realists get wrong about Israel and Russia.
Zoe Booth, Matt Johnson
· 11 min read
The Problem Is Islam—Not Islamism
The problem here is not a subset of Islamic thought, but the fundamentals of Islam itself.
Obaid Omer
· 5 min read
The Chauvinist/Gender Theorist Alliance
The boxing debacle in Paris has cast an embarrassing spotlight on the IOC’s willingness to embrace nonsensical gender theory.
Jon Pike
· 6 min read