culture - Quillette (Page 2)

Rejecting Progress in the Name of 'Cultural Appropriation'

Historically, it has been the European openness not only to foreign goods, but also foreign ideas – those which work, those which enhance our physical and mental wellbeing – that has signalled the forward march of modernity.

Neema Parvini

22 Aug 2018 · 7 min read

Hashtags and Terror Narratives in Toronto

Any place can seem ‘no go’ to those who’ve never gone.

Jonathan Kay

26 Jul 2018 · 11 min read

In Defence of the Immigrant—A Response to Lauren Southern

She tells us that the only way to preserve Western values is if we limit or exclude immigration from countries which aren’t White.

Satyajeet Marar

25 Jul 2018 · 7 min read

Romanticizing the Hunter-Gatherer

It is important to note that this does not take into account the difficulty or danger involved in the types of tasks undertaken by hunter-gatherers.

William Buckner

16 Dec 2017 · 14 min read

What Ancient Cultures Teach us About Grief, Mourning and Continuity of Life

The mourning traditions of earlier cultures prescribed precise patterns of behavior that facilitated the public expression of grief and provided support for the bereaved.

Daniel Wojcik and Robert Dobler

11 Dec 2017 · 5 min read

Populism and Nostalgia's False Promise

Fear of individual and cultural extinction is both a cause and a product of the nostalgia so widespread in both Europe and America today.

Henry George

13 Nov 2017 · 10 min read

The Paradox of Female Happiness

The decline in female subjective wellbeing was found to cut across both class and race and held true for women of all ages, with children and without.

Claire Lehmann

2 Nov 2015 · 4 min read