A Strange and Brutal Country
Adam Curtis’s new BBC series provides a unique insight into Russia’s late-twentieth-century collapse.
Christopher J. Snowdon
· 7 min read
Politics
A collection of 621 posts
Defying Russia’s Despot
Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s new book offers a profile in courage.
John Lloyd
· 10 min read
Three Paths to Despotism
To halt the rise of authoritarianism, liberal democracies must restore hope of economic improvement, particularly among the young.
Joel Kotkin
· 14 min read
Reckon with This
We cannot rethink history to console those it embarrasses.
George Case
· 9 min read
Robert Trivers and the Riddle of Evolved Altruism
Survival of the fittest versus compassion and cooperation in evolutionary theory and politics.
Daniel Kriegman
· 24 min read
The Great Cover-Up
Islamists used a religious lie to crush Mahsa Amini, but women can win this war.
Asra Q. Nomani
· 9 min read
Red Letter Day
How an unknown teacher from Leningrad took on Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev—and ultimately won.
Robin Ashenden
· 12 min read
Prepare for Turbulence
Meloni remains bound into a loveless union with Europe, but she is unlikely to be a model prisoner.
John Lloyd
· 7 min read
Anything-and-Everything Socialism
Identity politics redirects radical energy away from the elites who promote it—a point illustrated by the 2022 Socialism Conference with rare clarity.
Sohale Mortazavi
· 10 min read
China in the Age of Surveillance
China’s security apparatus may not be able to see into the minds of the people, but it can make their lives a misery in the attempt.
Aaron Sarin
· 11 min read
Should the GOP Continue to Embrace Populism? Two Responses
Quillette readers Joe Benning and Charles N.W. Keckler give their responses.
Quillette
· 8 min read
Child Welfare Is Becoming a Joke
The field is mired in risible theory and impenetrable jargon, and increasingly divorced from concern with the welfare of children.
Naomi Schaefer Riley
· 6 min read
Never Apologize for Trying to Tell the Truth
Those who repress inconvenient facts or produce fictitious evidence to nourish a politically convenient story are simply not historians.
Jeffrey Herf
· 8 min read
What the Left Keeps Getting Wrong About Ukraine
Vapid bromides about peace and negotiation are no substitute for policy and a frank acknowledgement of Russia’s responsibility for the conflict.
Matt Johnson
· 10 min read
A Good Laugh
Farewell to the charm and sleaze of Boris Johnson.
John Lloyd
· 8 min read