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A Pop Fiction Master and Monster

A Pop Fiction Master and Monster

Rest in Peace, Jeffrey Archer—politician, novelist, and reviled human being.

Kevin Mims 16 Oct 2026 · 10 min read

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Australia’s Coming Censorship Machine

The Albanese government's proposed Digital Duty of Care laws would give regulators sweeping powers over online content, threatening free speech in Australia and setting a dangerous precedent for internet regulation worldwide.

Andrew Bushnell 15 Oct 2026 · 15 min read

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The Radicalisation of Tucker Carlson

The most parsimonious explanation for Carlson’s political project in recent years is that he has developed a hatred of Western liberal democracy.

Matt Johnson 17 Oct 2026 · 17 min read

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The Radicalisation of Tucker Carlson

The most parsimonious explanation for Carlson’s political project in recent years is that he has developed a hatred of Western liberal democracy.

Matt Johnson 17 Oct 2026 · 17 min read

A Pop Fiction Master and Monster

A Pop Fiction Master and Monster

Rest in Peace, Jeffrey Archer—politician, novelist, and reviled human being.

Kevin Mims 16 Oct 2026 · 10 min read

Anika Wells is a white middle-ag woman with a brown bob. She smiles in front of the Australian flag and wears a grey blazer.

Australia’s Coming Censorship Machine

The Albanese government's proposed Digital Duty of Care laws would give regulators sweeping powers over online content, threatening free speech in Australia and setting a dangerous precedent for internet regulation worldwide.

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Anatomy of a Book Promotion

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Claire Lehmann 15 Oct 2026 · 8 min read

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Payback Time for Steven Galloway

Brad Cran 6 Oct 2026 · 21 min read

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Canada’s Unmarked-Graves Social Panic (2021–26): A Primer for Foreign Scholars

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Lesbian Fragility, Then and Now

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Josh Frydenberg on Bondi, Antisemitism and A Grateful Son

Claire Lehmann 14 Oct 2026 · 21 min read

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Jerry Kaplan on AI Doomers

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Danielle Haas on How Activism Took Over Human Rights | Quillette Cetera Episode 73

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Anatomy of a Book Promotion

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They Walked in Line

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Anti-Catholic Social Panics, Then and Now

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A Dishonest (and Dangerous) Nobel Laureate

Norman J.W. Goda 13 Oct 2026 · 12 min read

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Common People

Ronald Radosh 13 Oct 2026 · 16 min read

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How Genetics Rewrote History

Razib Khan 13 Oct 2026 · 17 min read

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Equal Pay, Unequal Work

Jukka Savolainen 11 Oct 2026 · 7 min read

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The Genetics of Crime and Punishment

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The Left Has a Problem with the American Revolution

The Left Has a Problem with the American Revolution

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An Army of Yesterday’s Civilians: Ukraine and the Fight for Freedom

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