Memoir - Quillette (Page 2)

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the Meaning of Human Suffering

Every situation is distinguished by its uniqueness, and there is always only one right answer to the problem posed by the situation at hand.

Samuel Kronen

28 Oct 2021 · 27 min read

Listening to Literature—What We Gain and Lose with Audiobooks

The whole was something closer to verbal jazz.

Art Edwards

28 Jul 2021 · 20 min read

The Philologist, the Iraqi Girl, and Me

The comrades worked together, ate together, read together, showered together, used the latrine together, sang together to the sound of accordions late into the night.

Edward Grossman

23 Jul 2021 · 18 min read

How All My Politically Correct Bones Were Broken

In my first 10 years of college teaching, from the mid-60s to mid-70s, I modeled myself on my best teachers—men and women who questioned my ideas vigorously. They let me know that I mattered to them, they praised when praise was due, and they pushed me hard. Often I

Gregory Hansen

7 Jul 2021 · 22 min read

What Are Dads Good For?

The sadly deflating truth of the matter is that it can take a good few years before children begin to apprehend what fathers are good for.

Herman Goodden

18 Jun 2021 · 8 min read

Thomas Sowell's Harlem Years

A bright student with a tumultuous home life, Sowell was admitted to one of New York’s most competitive high schools but dropped out at age 16.

Jason L. Riley

27 May 2021 · 6 min read

Leaving Portland

Leaving was a relief but also a loss. There’s plenty to love about Portland.

Michael J. Totten

14 Mar 2021 · 22 min read

Bunker Boy: Preparing for Apocalypse Since 1979

The film gave me nightmares and panic attacks. I did what I could with such difficult information.

Ewan Morrison

9 Mar 2021 · 12 min read

I Retired First

Our brains are driven to seek calmness as we age.

Gregory J. Beaupre

8 Mar 2021 · 13 min read

To Skate—Perchance to Soar

Skateboarding is simple and complex, pointless and transformational.

Damian Platt

26 Feb 2021 · 16 min read

Circling Back to My Grandfather’s Judaism, Seventy Years Later

North American Jews needed time to absorb the scope and originality of the horror they had been spared.

Barbara Kay

21 Dec 2020 · 14 min read

The Troubled Maker: Transgressive Art, Public Shame, and Mike Tyson

Tyson embodies the moral ambiguity of boxing’s rich tapestry: brutal and beautiful; entertaining and repellent; dishonorable and inspiring.

Ric Royer

14 Dec 2020 · 11 min read

My White Privilege Didn’t Save Me. But God Did

Because of my experiences, and the newly fashionable denial of reality being promoted by progressives, I find myself sitting with the politically homeless.

Edie Wyatt

7 Dec 2020 · 12 min read

Farewell, Alex Trebek

On Friday, November 6th, between 1 and 2pm Pacific Daylight Time, I participated in an audition for the TV game-show Jeopardy!. Normally auditions are conducted in person at various regional locations around the US. As a Northern Californian, I should have been attending a live audition in San Francisco. But

Kevin Mims

13 Nov 2020 · 14 min read

On Remembrance Day, Celebrating Two Canadian Prisoners Who Took Down an Entire Shipyard

The need for secrecy was therefore paramount. But as he began to plot his sabotage, Clark realized he’d need at least one trusted accomplice.

George MacDonell

11 Nov 2020 · 10 min read