Art and Culture - Quillette (Page 44)

Why Isn’t Sexual Slavery a Feminist Priority?

Their lives were destroyed, and their lives will remain destroyed if we don’t say anything. To bring back their rights, we must speak up.

Keiran Harris

13 Jul 2016 · 6 min read

In Praise of Ambivalence — “Young” Feminism, Gender Identity and Free Speech

It’s about the role of ambivalence in contemporary politics, focusing on an emerging strand of feminist politics.

Brian D Earp

2 Jul 2016 · 35 min read

Forget de Botton's Advice — Why Lower Expectations Won't Help Your Marriage

Marriage is casting a vote for a candidate who will help us create the kind of life we can enjoy and value.

Noam Shpancer

29 Jun 2016 · 7 min read

Regaining Culture In Post-Society America

Every other great nation takes care to cultivate certain traditional values in its people.

Julian Friedland

22 Jun 2016 · 7 min read

Should Governments Outlaw Bad Child Names?

Unites States is hardly the only country that regulates child naming. Some, such as Portugal, have a list of government pre-approved names, so parents can choose from the list.

Eldar Sarajlic

21 Jun 2016 · 7 min read

Free Speech and Islam — In Defense of Ayaan Hirsi Ali

A woman whose life story, by any rational, humane standards, should win encomia from, and the admiration of, decent people everywhere.

Jeffrey Tayler

17 Jun 2016 · 18 min read

The Josiah Effect: How Moderate Religion Fuels Fundamentalism

As it turns out, the phenomenon of a young man becoming radicalized after reading his religion’s holy book for the first time has been around for thousands of years.

Henry Rambow

14 Jun 2016 · 10 min read

Forget Microaggressions, Some Students Face Hunger and Homelessness

There are many who go hungry or homeless. How can students prosper without food? Or without a safe place to sleep?

Toni Airaksinen

11 Jun 2016 · 4 min read

Thiel vs Gawker: Why a Defensive Media is the Real Threat to Free Speech

Gawker Media has tormented both powerful and not so powerful people for some time now.

Claire Lehmann

1 Jun 2016 · 5 min read

Reza Aslan Peddles False Wares to Influential Dupes

Aslan peddles a sanitized version of Islam to gullible viewers.

Jeffrey Tayler

27 May 2016 · 14 min read

Where Are The Conservative Professors?

In this environment, it’s almost impossible to find anyone — students or professors — who admit they hold conservative views.

Toni Airaksinen

11 May 2016 · 4 min read

Clinton and Trump: Different Visions of America Abroad

Leadership entails setting the global agenda whenever possible. That means being active rather than reactive. And that active agenda is comprehensive.

Simon Reich

6 May 2016 · 6 min read

Authenticity and Experience: The Problem of Identity Politics in Literature

Our culture, dominated by the 140 character limit, is particularly apt at creating tempests in teacups, each evoking an explosion of drama that exhausts itself in a mere matter of days (or in some cases a matter of hours).

James Walker

4 May 2016 · 10 min read

The Bermuda Triangle Part II: Dangerous Research & The Risks Worth Taking

The strategies of mob science are uncomplicated and as both Rushton and Gottfredson would learn first hand, they are terrifyingly effective.

Brian Boutwell

3 May 2016 · 7 min read

Purity and Tolerance: The Contradictory Morality of College Campuses

Moral cultures reflect their social structures, and victimhood culture is no different: It occurs in a context where there is cultural diversity, social equality, and stable authority.

Bradley Campbell and Jason Manning

2 May 2016 · 7 min read