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A group of people gather on a dry hillside above Qusra in the occupied West Bank.

Creeping Annexation

Israeli governments have never decided what to do with the West Bank—so the settlers have begun deciding for them.

Benny Morris 18 Aug 2026 · 9 min read

Like Odysseus. But Real

Like Odysseus. But Real

Twenty-four centuries ago, Xenophon and his 10,000-man Greek army found themselves trapped at the heart of the Persian Empire. Their amazing escape, described in a new book by Robert L. O’Connell, is a tale for the ages.

Jonathan Kay 17 Aug 2026 · 14 min read

No, the Media Isn’t Responsible for Jason Arday’s Suicide

No, the Media Isn’t Responsible for Jason Arday’s Suicide

The disgraced academic was a pathological liar and lifelong con artist whose misdeeds were covered up for years by self-serving academic administrators. Exposing this kind of rot in elite institutions is our job.

Jonathan Kay 17 Aug 2026 · 8 min read

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A Note from the Editor in Chief

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No, the Media Isn’t Responsible for Jason Arday’s Suicide

No, the Media Isn’t Responsible for Jason Arday’s Suicide

The disgraced academic was a pathological liar and lifelong con artist whose misdeeds were covered up for years by self-serving academic administrators. Exposing this kind of rot in elite institutions is our job.

Jonathan Kay 17 Aug 2026 · 8 min read

A group of people gather on a dry hillside above Qusra in the occupied West Bank.

Creeping Annexation

Israeli governments have never decided what to do with the West Bank—so the settlers have begun deciding for them.

Benny Morris 18 Aug 2026 · 9 min read

Like Odysseus. But Real

Like Odysseus. But Real

Twenty-four centuries ago, Xenophon and his 10,000-man Greek army found themselves trapped at the heart of the Persian Empire. Their amazing escape, described in a new book by Robert L. O’Connell, is a tale for the ages.

Jonathan Kay 17 Aug 2026 · 14 min read

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J.K. Rowling vs. Amnesty

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Men Without Meaning

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‘Economic Vandalism’: Geoff Wilson on Labor’s War on Australian Aspiration

Claire Lehmann 18 Aug 2026 · 27 min read

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Why Australia Gave Up on Getting Richer

Claire Lehmann 14 Aug 2026 · 32 min read

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Crémieux on Fertility Collapse, Ozempic, IQ & Pit Bulls | Quillette Cetera Episode 69

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Politicising the Humanities: Sociology as Case Study

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What Is Canada For?

George Case 17 Aug 2026 · 9 min read

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Institutional Failures in the Garden of Great Intellects

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Cambridge and the Stigmatisation of Intelligence Research

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Together Alone

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Show Us the Prompts

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J.K. Rowling vs. Amnesty

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Between Iraq and a Hard Place

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Billy Bunter and the Man from Animal Farm

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The Tip of the Iceberg

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Three Ancient Ways of War

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What Is the Point of Anthropology?

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