Fredrick Douglass escaped from slavery on this day in 1838. quillette.com/2019/10/30/fre…

Mars will act the role of Seattle in the Yukon Gold Rush. Everyone will fuel, refit, and sell their extracted raw materials there. And everyone will use the cities to let off steam, after years trapped in asteroid mining vessels. quillette.com/2024/09/03/lif…

"Gender identity" wins out over sex, again. #sexmatters!

Surprisingly, Saudi Arabia's MBS has become the spokesperson for Muslim integration and moderation among immigrants. John Lloyd reports for Quillette. quillette.com/2024/09/03/isl…

On this day in 1998 Google was founded. quillette.com/2020/06/15/the…

L'histoire de la Terreur, c'est aussi celle de l'incapacité des leaders révolutionnaires modérés à prendre vite et fermement position contre la violence des foules... autant de pavés scellés sur la route de l'enfer w.lpnt.fr/2569277t via Le Point

I haven't shared this publicly before, but working in Austria's asylum sector for 7 years made me keenly aware of the significance of cultural differences in immigration. —with Iona Italia, PhD for Quillette: youtu.be/EY4hQMCARwY?si…

Liberalising trends within Islam are facing resistance from radicals committed to a narrative of victimhood and grievance. quillette.com/2024/09/03/isl…

🇮🇱 🇩🇪 Discussed my recent Quillette article, "The German Left's Jewish Dilemma," and related topics – such as Islam, antisemitism, postcolonialism, and immigration – with Iona Italia, PhD: quillette.com/2024/09/04/pod…

Iran and Israel once were friends. What happened? A video based on Benny Morris' August essay in Quillette. youtu.be/tUrXOwFpFM0?si…

Testing for sex chromosomes. Watch more: youtu.be/crab-8JwWY4?fe…

“As is so often the case with Pool, it’s not entirely clear what’s he’s alleging beneath all this scornful innuendo.” quillette.com/2021/12/07/out…

Nationalist Self-Hatred: The culture war alone cannot explain the civic rot on the populist Right.⁠ ⁠ Read more: quillette.com/2024/03/12/nat…

Read an interview with EO Wilson here: quillette.com/2021/12/29/spe…

Holocaust denial vs free speech in Germany Gerfried Ambrosch and Iona Italia, PhD quillette.com/2024/09/04/pod…

"Like many cranks and haters of this type, Tarrant has a weakness for codes and slogans. He references the number 14 to indicate the 14-word slogan originally coined by white supremacist David Lane while imprisoned for his role in the 1984 murder of Jewish radio talk show host

ICYMI: A remarkable long read from John Lloyd in Quillette about the tension between liberalising forces in Islam--including Saudi Arabia's crown prince Bin Salman--and the hardliners seeking to promote victimhood & separatism quillette.com/2024/09/03/isl…

Male versus female is one of surprisingly few genuine dichotomies, writes Richard Dawkins. quillette.com/2024/09/06/ric…

Gerfried Ambrosch on getting cancelled by the punk scene. Watch more: youtu.be/MVITVoSKHcQ