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n the 1960s, being progressive meant expanding the range of permissible behaviour. A half century later, it’s about imposing constraints.
As far as “master concepts” go, this one is hard to beat. One worries, however, that it is a little too neat.
Views on the news, delivered so smooth.
Pride and shame are two sides of the same coin; so if collective pride makes sense, then collective shame makes sense too
Brodsky said that when confronted by boredom we should “exact full look at the worst.” He said “When hit by boredom, go for it. Let yourself be crushed by it; submerge, hit bottom.”
Appiah is wrong to pretend that distinct civilizations were never a thing.
Progressives and corporations when aligned form a very powerful coalition, so when they combine to restrict speech or behavior they’re likely to be successful.
Residing in Malaysia in the final years of the Najib administration, one could be forgiven for thinking society had somehow collectively lost its mind.
Does more transparency mean that patients will become responsible for catching errors that doctors themselves should have prevented?
Once you make it acceptable to tell the jester what is off limits in one context, you enable those who would seek to silence him elsewhere.
Quillette’s success comes from a group of writers compelled to express the truth as they see it. We couldn’t be prouder of our association with so many inspiring, talented free thinkers. From the dozens, we give a special nod to these five for their stellar contribution in 2018.
It is easy to see what satisfaction the institution of the dependent family gives to all sorts and conditions of men – to the tyrannous man what opportunities to tyranny