The ‘Shitty Media Men’ Legal Saga Comes to a Close Years after being falsely accused of rape, Stephen Elliott will receive a six-figure defamation settlement from Moira Donegan. Jonathan Kay 9 Mar 2023 · 7 min read
A Report From the Stanford Academic Freedom Conference The urgency of our mission was reflected in the list of attendees—many of whom had been laid off, mobbed, or ostracized because of their research. Elizabeth Weiss 11 Jan 2023 · 14 min read
In the World of Astrophysics, One Failed Cancel Campaign Led to Another When Hakeem Oluseyi exposed false claims about former NASA director James Webb, anti-Webb activists tried to take Oluseyi down as well. Jonathan Kay 25 Dec 2022 · 8 min read
In Defence of Scientific Integrity and Due Process I have known Klaus Fiedler for over forty years, and he is one of the most fair-minded and decent scientists I have ever met. Joseph Paul Forgas 13 Dec 2022 · 5 min read
A Rush to Judgement in Psychological Science In its panicked dismissal of Klaus Fiedler, the APS has failed to deliver procedural justice The Quillette Editorial Board 12 Dec 2022 · 7 min read
Calling Out an Antisemite When I learned that Alice Walker and I would both be speaking at the same literary festival, I seized the chance to expose her views. James Kirchick 18 Oct 2022 · 5 min read
Social Panic at Sundance Meg Smaker’s film about the rehabilitation of former Guantanamo terror suspects was nuanced and sympathetic. But the mob didn’t care. M. Pollino 14 Oct 2022 · 8 min read
Indigenous Activists Are Targeting My Research. My Own University Is Helping Them Academics who study ancient Paleoindian populations are increasingly being denied access to skeletons, artifacts, and even old x-rays and research reports. We need to start fighting back Elizabeth Weiss 18 Aug 2022 · 10 min read
Institutional Self-Renunciation Is Making Us Lonely Human identity is inextricably tied to group affiliation. So what happens when all the groups we know and love become ‘problematic’? N. Russell 16 Aug 2022 · 5 min read
Walkout at Milton Academy When high-school students can’t tolerate hearing the name of a book title, we know there’s a problem in education. Randall Kennedy and Harvey Silverglate 8 Aug 2022 · 3 min read
Dave Chappelle vs. the New Puritans As the legendary comedian chalks up prestigious awards and plays to packed houses, his progressive critics look increasingly ridiculous. Allan Stratton 3 Aug 2022 · 9 min read
Imperial College London’s Cancel Campaign Against Its Own Founders Imperial College London was founded in 1907. It is one of the top 20 universities [https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/why-imperial/reputation-and-rankings/] in the world, and among the leading technical universities in Europe. Two individuals were central to its foundation. The first is 19th-century English biologist Thomas Henry Stephen Warren 21 Jan 2022 · 17 min read
Academic Ideologues Are Corrupting STEM. The Silent Liberal Majority Must Fight Back Anna Krylov and Jay Tanzman 18 Dec 2021 · 9 min read
History Lessons from the Toronto Mob Targeting a 19th-Century Gay Icon Allan Stratton 26 Nov 2021 · 15 min read