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Frantz Fanon and university Palestine supporters

The Prophet of October 7?

Frantz Fanon’s defenders try to distance him from the of ethos of violence he advocated, even as they embrace his anti-colonialist rhetoric to promote anti-Zionism.

Leon Hadar

6 Apr 2024 · 11 min read

Why Iran is the Key to Peace in the Middle East

Many Iranians perceive Israel as a potential ally in their struggle against Islamic oppression.

Armin Navabi

4 Jan 2024 · 10 min read

Hamas Cheerleaders Are All Over Instagram

Since 10/7, young social-media users have been inundated with memes that present terrorists as social justice champions.

Christina Buttons

16 Nov 2023 · 11 min read

The Barbarian Evasions

Hamas’s progressive apologists seek self-justification in the moral incoherence of relativistic absolutism.

David A. Eisenberg

9 Nov 2023 · 3 min read

Podcast #227: The October 7 Terrorist Attacks: a Historical Perspective

Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to influential Israeli historian Benny Morris about Hamas’ acts of mass murder, the Israeli response, and the future of Gaza.

Quillette / Benny Morris

1 Nov 2023 · 15 min read

Death From Above

Ayman al-Zawahiri’s reign of pious terror is now over.

Brian Stewart

4 Aug 2022 · 6 min read

Next Year in Simla: Thirty years After Its Defeat, the Khalistan Movement Fights on in Cyberspace

Even if the referendum turns out to be a complete failure, though, the Khalistanis seem unlikely to fade away.

Terry Milewski

26 Jan 2022 · 18 min read

The Real Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

The TSA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that was created as a response to the 9/11 attacks to make sure nothing like that ever happens again.

A Kelleher

11 Sep 2019 · 13 min read

Why I Don’t Live in Fear of White Supremacists

If we start to restrict civil liberties, spread panic and exaggerate the amount of hate and violence in our societies, we will give terrorists what they want: greater control over our political narratives and personal psychology.

Zaid Jilani

30 Aug 2019 · 6 min read

The Bigotry of Environmental Pessimism

The “Lorax” view of environmental problems as a consequence of greed has always been wrong and depressing.

Michael Shellenberger

15 Aug 2019 · 7 min read

Denmark's Blaspheming Mother

Immigration, Islamism and integration are salient issues even in the happiest place on earth.

Andy Ngo

22 Apr 2019 · 9 min read

After Christchurch, Remember the Victims, But Resist the Urge to Blame

The best we can do in the short-term is to return again and again to the better angels of our nature and try to keep these horrific events in perspective.