Politics - Quillette (Page 2)

A topographically coloured map of Australia viewed from above, with a dramatic crack running down the middle.

Political Polarisation in Australia

We are at a crossroads—either we prepare for a world of identity politics and populism, or we restore settlement politics in Australia.

Damien Freeman

2 Jun 2024 · 19 min read

A young mum carrying a baby. Dark image with shadows, giving an intimate, almost sad tone.

Fear and the Overton Window

The movement to abolish child welfare is endangering children, but professionals are afraid to speak up.

Naomi Schaefer Riley

31 May 2024 · 8 min read

Chinese citizens at a rally in London. One holds a sign saying "ONE NATION ONE CHINA."

Britain’s Golden Slumber

The British establishment’s China policy resembles a man periodically waking only to fall asleep again.

Aaron Sarin

30 May 2024 · 11 min read

A woman and two men, in suits, at a podium.

The Politicisation of International Justice

A dissection of the ICC’s warrant application reveals that obvious liberties have been taken with the truth.

Norman J.W. Goda

29 May 2024 · 11 min read

John Mearsheimer looks worried in front of Israeli and US flags.

The Limits of ‘The Israel Lobby’

Mearsheimer and Walt still don’t understand American support for Israel.

Matt Johnson

29 May 2024 · 25 min read

A female demonstrator offers a flower to military police on guard at the Pentagon during an anti-Vietnam demonstration

Waltzing Down the Road to Hell

The unintended consequences of the Sixties’ antiwar protests have become the farce of their 21st-century iteration.

Adam Garfinkle

27 May 2024 · 15 min read

A broken female marble bust with cracks and a background of colourful jumbled jigsaw pieces

What Does It Mean for Something to Be Socially Constructed?

There are at least three things that people might mean by ‘socially constructed’: that something is social, rather than natural; contextual, rather than universal; or that its importance has been inflated.

Holly Lawford-Smith

27 May 2024 · 7 min read

A crying woman in a black burqa at the commemoration of Raisi's death. She holds a poster of him.

The Bell 212 Tolls for Tehran

We should celebrate the death of the Butcher of Tehran, but Iran’s future remains fraught with uncertainty.

Paul Monk

25 May 2024 · 11 min read

The Debate Over Lab-Grown Meat

Are concerns about cultured meat justified?

Matthew Adelstein

15 May 2024 · 9 min read

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf listens as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon presents her government's Programme for Government

Very Bad Government

From the beginning, the SNP leadership has skilfully papered over its failures and absurdities with soaring rhetoric of the better life to come once Scotland is “free.”