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Bad Criticism

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Israel's Most Consequential Election

Israelis go to the polls on 27 October. After seventeen years of Netanyahu, former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot is in the lead.

Benny Morris 14 Sep 2026 · 15 min read

Israel's Most Consequential Election

Israelis go to the polls on 27 October. After seventeen years of Netanyahu, former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot is in the lead.

Benny Morris 14 Sep 2026 · 15 min read

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A Bright September Day

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Last Man Standing

Matt Johnson 7 Sep 2026 · 12 min read

The Autism Epidemic That Wasn’t

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Institutional Failures in the Garden of Great Intellects

Rosalind Arden 14 Aug 2026 · 11 min read

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The Case for Elites with Richard Hanania | Quillette Cetera Episode 71

Zoe Sankey, Richard Hanania 4 Sep 2026 · 34 min read

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Why So Many Young Men Are Giving Up on Work

Claire Lehmann, Tanveer Ahmed 3 Sep 2026 · 28 min read

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Covering the Culture Wars

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The Truth About the Gender Pay Gap with David Maywald | Quillette Cetera Episode 70

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The Retro Fashion of the Wealth Tax

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Antizionist City

Brian Stewart 9 Sep 2026 · 7 min read

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This Is the Way the World Ends

Robert King 9 Sep 2026 · 17 min read

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Power Without Principle

Brian Stewart 2 Sep 2026 · 6 min read

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An Abject Policy Failure

Stephen Dawson 2 Sep 2026 · 8 min read

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