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Iran’s Risky Gamble

The war with Iran is reshaping the entire Middle East from the Gulf States to Lebanon with surprising speed.

Benny Morris 8 Mar 2026 · 12 min read

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Out on the Wily, Windy Moors...

Emerald Fennell’s misbegotten adaptation of ‘Wuthering Heights’ destroys the very structure of Emily Brontë’s classic story.

Charlotte Allen 8 Mar 2026 · 20 min read

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The United Nations Is Going Broke

Too often, the UN’s valuable field work is overshadowed by cynical political posturing. As a result, collecting annual dues from member states has become more difficult.

Brian Stewart 10 Mar 2026 · 8 min read

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Empty wallet held open beside a cracked piggy bank against a faded UN flag.

The United Nations Is Going Broke

Too often, the UN’s valuable field work is overshadowed by cynical political posturing. As a result, collecting annual dues from member states has become more difficult.

Brian Stewart 10 Mar 2026 · 8 min read

Satellite view of the Musandam Peninsula’s rugged limestone mountains jutting into the Strait of Hormuz. Images of flags for Iran, Oman and the UAE.

Iran’s Risky Gamble

The war with Iran is reshaping the entire Middle East from the Gulf States to Lebanon with surprising speed.

Benny Morris 8 Mar 2026 · 12 min read

Two young people in a forest embracing in low lighting in period costume.

Out on the Wily, Windy Moors...

Emerald Fennell’s misbegotten adaptation of ‘Wuthering Heights’ destroys the very structure of Emily Brontë’s classic story.

Charlotte Allen 8 Mar 2026 · 20 min read

After Trump’s Iran Decision

Allen Zeesman 26 Feb 2026 · 6 min read

Cracked concrete wall painted with the Iranian and American flags, split down the centre to suggest geopolitical division.

Islamism: Shooting the Messenger

John Aziz 26 Feb 2026 · 8 min read

Anjem Choudary, a bearded religious Muslim man in glasses and cap at protest, with black flag bearing Arabic script and sign reading “America at War with Islam.”

The End of Australian Exceptionalism

Eric Kaufmann 26 Feb 2026 · 9 min read

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Ezra Klein’s Feeble Liberalism

Brian Stewart 24 Feb 2026 · 10 min read

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The Gender Identity Debate

Quillette 22 Feb 2026 · 7 min read

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Silence on Sudan

Steven Strauss 21 Feb 2026 · 7 min read

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Dan Schueftan on Gaza, Iran & the Future of Israel

Pamela Paresky, Dan Schueftan 10 Mar 2026 · 31 min read

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Podcast #327: Will Post-Islamist Iran Get a Royal Restoration?

Quillette 6 Mar 2026 · 2 min read

Maureen Callahan us a bright blonde white woman with red lipstick.

Podcast #326: Catching a Serial Killer

Quillette, Iona Italia 27 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

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Podcast #325: Why We Need to Talk About Transgender School Shooters

Quillette 23 Feb 2026 · 3 min read

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Bertrand Russell’s Cancellation and the Ongoing Battle Over Campus Speech

James Huffman 22 Feb 2026 · 7 min read

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Israel’s Ministry of Truth? An Interview with Gadi Taub

Pamela Paresky, Gadi Taub 18 Feb 2026 · 29 min read

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The Housing Crisis Is Destroying Homeownership—and Undermining Democracy

Wendell Cox, Joel Kotkin 14 Feb 2026 · 12 min read

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The Thornhill and Palmer Affair: When Evolutionary Biology Challenged Rape Orthodoxy

Zoe Booth, Peggy Sastre 5 Feb 2026 · 8 min read

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The Soft Disinformation Contagion

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Letters to the Editor

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A Strike Against Beijing

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Musk Is Enticed by the Lunar Siren

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Collision with Reality

Phillip W. Magness 4 Mar 2026 · 10 min read

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Melania at the Mic

Brian Stewart 4 Mar 2026 · 5 min read

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Erasing the Word “Woman”

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Arrest and Moral Pageantry

Julia Friedman 3 Mar 2026 · 8 min read

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A Justified Assassination

Iona Italia 3 Mar 2026 · 6 min read

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The End of Strategic Ambiguity

Chama Mechtaly 3 Mar 2026 · 9 min read

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Toppling a Tyrant

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Power Beyond Realpolitik

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