Education - Quillette

History Matters

A restoration of history, in all its complexity, is critical to escaping the polarized, rigid, and often insane political environment we now inhabit.

Joel Kotkin

14 Sep 2023 · 15 min read

The Peculiar Silence in the Students for Fair Admissions Decision

Are racial preferences in university admissions really dead?

Ethan Blevins

16 Aug 2023 · 7 min read

Are We Teaching That Slavery Is Beneficial?

That slaves were able to develop beneficial skills while in bondage is a tribute to the human ability to wrest value and create meaning even under conditions of almost unfathomable duress.

James B. LaGrand

8 Aug 2023 · 3 min read

RIP, Richard Bilkszto, a Toronto Educator Who Stood up to Woke Bullying—and Paid the Price

Two years after being falsely smeared as a white supremacist by a diversity trainer, a longtime school principal committed suicide

Jonathan Kay

21 Jul 2023 · 9 min read

After College

The coming cultural collapse of American higher education.

Peter Wood

21 Jun 2023 · 12 min read

What Is Elizabeth Hoover Apologizing For?

So long as Hoover’s scholarship has met the standards expected of her, it is not clear that she’s done anything wrong.

Ilana Redstone

15 May 2023 · 6 min read

Fear and Self-Censorship in Higher Education

Unless we can conquer our anxiety and restructure the way we interact, dreams of social unification will remain dead on arrival.

Ash Kahn

5 May 2023 · 10 min read

Introducing ‘The Nations of Canada’

The project that (finally) got me hooked on Canadian history.

Jonathan Kay

7 Apr 2023 · 8 min read

Beijing’s Campus Offensive

Chinese-supported student groups in the West are being used to control discussion about China, censor critics, and lead protests against invited speakers