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The Retro Fashion of the Wealth Tax

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Brian Stewart 9 Sep 2026 · 7 min read

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Painting of oman with long red hair in a white dress sits in a boat on a wooded river, beside a richly decorated cloth.

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Sex is declining because the options seem endless. This is counter-intuitive, but biologically it makes sense.

Robert King 9 Sep 2026 · 17 min read

Black-and-white shop window with handwritten ‘Pay Your Tax Now Here'

The Retro Fashion of the Wealth Tax

Every few decades, the ideas with the worst track records come back into style.

Kristian Niemietz 10 Sep 2026 · 8 min read

Zohran, a bearded man in a black coat and Ram in a brown coat seated among a crowd at an outdoor event.

Antizionist City

A community that embraces a set of shared beliefs is not necessarily a bad thing, but the value of solidarity depends entirely on the merits of the cause in question.

Brian Stewart 9 Sep 2026 · 7 min read

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Institutional Failures in the Garden of Great Intellects

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

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Why So Many Young Men Are Giving Up on Work

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Covering the Culture Wars

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