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Nigel Biggar is a 69-year-old white man in a suit with glasses. Zoe is a 29-year-old white woman with brown hair.

An Honest Conversation About Colonialism with Nigel Biggar: Quillette Cetera Episode 41

Zoe meets with the ethicist and theologian Nigel Biggar as part of his trip to Australia.

Zoe Booth / Nigel Biggar

30 Oct 2024 · 21 min read

The face of a trans woman, dressed in a feminine manner, looking into a mobile phone, in a public toilet.

What Is a Woman? Many Philosophers (Still) Aren’t Allowed to Say

An Oxford-based academic philosopher explains why he no longer uses a pseudonym when discussing plain truths about biological sex.

Daniel Kodsi

16 Oct 2024 · 3 min read

A crowd of people, mourning. Man comforts a crying woman in the centre.

7 October, One Year Later with David Benatar: Quillette Cetera Episode 40

On the anniversary of 7 October, philosopher David Benatar discusses the ethical questions it raises and about his new book, “Very Practical Ethics.”

Zoe Booth

10 Oct 2024 · 17 min read

Hannah Arendt in a black and white portrait. She has a beaming smile and is around 50 years old.

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz: Quillette Cetera Episode 39

A conversation with Roger Berkowitz, the Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics.

Zoe Booth

4 Oct 2024 · 10 min read

An image of Justo Antonio Triana, a young man (around 20) with shoulder length brown hair and a beard. He is Spanish-looking.

Escaping Cuba: Quillette Cetera Episode 38

A conversation with the Cuban student, poet and free-speech advocate, Justo Antonio Triana.

Zoe Booth / Justo Antonio Triana

24 Sep 2024 · 24 min read

The New York Times building in Manhattan

When Will The New York Times Correct Its Flawed Reporting on ‘Unmarked Graves’?

The same reporter who helped spark Canada’s 2021 social panic has published a new article walking back his original errors—but those mistakes remain uncorrected on the Times’ website.

Jonathan Kay

20 Sep 2024 · 8 min read

Composite image of Francis Fukuyama and John Mearsheimer against a backdrop of Israeli and Russian flags.

Liberalism vs Realism with Matt Johnson: Quillette Cetera Episode 37

The future of liberal democracies, populism, and what Mearsheimer and realists get wrong about Israel and Russia.

Zoe Booth / Matt Johnson

16 Sep 2024 · 11 min read

Two jihadists and a photo of Suha in the middle. She is a middle-aged Middle Eastern woman with curly hair and glasses.

What I Learnt Interviewing Jihadists

A conversation about Iran, Israel, and Islamic terrorism with Iraqi researcher Suha Hassen.

Zoe Booth / Suha Hassen

9 Aug 2024 · 20 min read

A space shuttle flies past an asteroid, against a backdrop of stars, in an image from a video game.

Space: The Ultimate (Boardgaming) Frontier

A homage to Phil Eklund’s masterpiece, High Frontier, on its twenty-fifth birthday.

Jonathan Kay

26 Jul 2024 · 11 min read

Head and shoulders photo of Mike Israetel, bald, stocky, smiling slightly, in a dark navy T-shirt

Dr Mike Israetel, The Philosopher Bodybuilder: Quillette Cetera Episode 36

The well-known bodybuilder and sports scientist speaks about growing up in the USSR, religion, war, and offensive jokes.

Zoe Booth

23 Jul 2024 · 2 min read

Imagen fija de un reportaje televisivo que muestra Bruno López entrevistando a guerrilleros maoístas Mexicanos.

Mi primo, el periodista

Un viaje por el camino de los recuerdos con un periodista mexicano-americano que pasó de escribir pies de foto para imágenes de pin-ups en un tabloide, en su adolescencia, a dirigir las operaciones digitales de Univisión.

Jonathan Kay

9 Jul 2024 · 8 min read

Bruno Lopez with a dark, thick moustache interviews guerillas in ski masks with guns in the jungle.

My Cousin, el Periodista

A trip down memory lane with a Mexican-American journalist who went from captioning pin-ups at his father’s tabloid as a teenager to leading Univision’s online operations.

Jonathan Kay

7 Jul 2024 · 8 min read