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Tyler Cowen's Stubborn Attachments—A Review

In a cultural landscape where partisan skirmishes regularly induce something approaching bloodlust on both sides of the political aisle, it’s safe to say that most Americans are roundly rejecting Cowen’s thesis at the moment.

Coleman Hughes

21 Nov 2018 · 10 min read

Theorising Out Loud

If those who value free speech hope to convince the public of its enduring value, they would do well to more directly confront the poorly conceived theory behind progressive critiques, and the cynical abuse of public goodwill toward the vulnerable in society.

Charlotte Shelton

21 Nov 2018 · 11 min read

The Betrayal of Asia Bibi

Bibi’s human rights must surely come first and, as Chishti asserts, Britain has a moral responsibility stand up for “core values” of religious freedom and justice.

Hardeep Singh

21 Nov 2018 · 8 min read

Writing for Quillette Ended My Theater Project

Do we really think our era is so fraught and divisive that we must abandon our principles in order to achieve something that we absolutely will not achieve if we abandon our principles?

Libby Emmons

20 Nov 2018 · 9 min read

How Ritualized Apologies Are Undermining Freedom of Expression

Ilana Redstone and John Villasenor

18 Nov 2018 · 4 min read

The Institutionalization of Social Justice

Last year, Google engineer James Damore was fired after an internal memo he wrote was leaked to technology website Gizmodo, causing an uproar within the company.

Uri Harris

17 Nov 2018 · 12 min read

Is It Sexual Harassment to Discuss this Article?

This increases the likelihood that individuals who cross the line by discussing sex differences will be warned not to repeat the behavior and will probably be okay as long as they comply.

Stuart Reges

17 Nov 2018 · 8 min read

The One-Sided Worldview of Hans Rosling

The reputation of the Nobel Prize has been tarnished by the scandals at the Swedish Academy in 2017–18, and the scientific and medical scandal caused by the fatal windpipe transplantations at Karolinska.

Christian Berggren

16 Nov 2018 · 15 min read

Do Parents Make a Difference? A Public Debate in London

Plomin made it clear he wasn’t claiming genetic differences accounted for all the differences in how children turn out.

Toby Young

16 Nov 2018 · 10 min read

In Defense of Climate Optimism

The mere climate pessimist is distinguished from the fatalist by his or her belief that the exercise of political courage can help us prevent the worst effects of global warmings before our planet is engulfed in horrors of Biblical proportion.

Ryan Glaubke

15 Nov 2018 · 7 min read

A Glimpse Into the Ideological Monoculture of Literary New York

According to a newly released analysis of U.S. survey data, only 8% of Americans hold views that mark them as “progressive activists”—versus 92% who may be classified as traditional liberals, moderates, conservatives or “politically disengaged.”

Matthew Binder

15 Nov 2018 · 7 min read

Stupid Is as Stupid Writes

Even geniuses sound unintelligent when they use big words.

Andrew Bade

14 Nov 2018 · 12 min read

The Free Speech Crisis on Campus Is Worse than People Think

The new culture of victimhood combines sensitivity to slight with appeal to authority.

Bradley Campbell

14 Nov 2018 · 16 min read

Schrödinger’s (Wo)Manhood

Reconciling the two official gender narratives requires threading a needle fine enough to separate matters of personality and identity from preferences for how one spends a large portion of their waking hours.

Sebastian Cesario

14 Nov 2018 · 9 min read

The Novel Isn’t Dead—Please Stop Writing Eulogies

I refuse to be discouraged by the sort of novel-gone-to-the-dogs pessimism that has been around for generations.

Gabriel Scorgie

13 Nov 2018 · 9 min read