National Review- Quillette
- Have We Forgotten Weimar? April 22, 2025This is not the first time Germany has resorted to censorship in the mistaken belief that the state can contain dangerous ideas. The last time they tried this, it facilitated the rise of the Nazis.Jay Sophalkalyan
- When Do Scholarly Retractions Become a Form of Censorship? April 21, 2025Focusing on the handful of papers that are retracted for political reasons can obscure the more important problems afflicting the field of academic publishing.Ivan Oransky
- When Good Academics Do Bad Things April 19, 2025In a recent speech delivered at the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law, a Quillette editor describes lessons he learned while investigating the school’s teachers college.Jonathan Kay
- Have We Forgotten Weimar? April 22, 2025
- Jay Nordlinger
- Heroes and Nominees April 22, 2025On the nomination of Jimmy Lai, Ilham Tohti, and others for the Nobel Peace Prize.Jay Nordlinger
- Where honor rules, &c. April 22, 2025On golf, the American order, Trump’s fitness, the city of Cleveland, Al Capone, Leonardo da Vinci, and more.Jay Nordlinger
- Dollars to Doughnuts April 21, 2025Reader mail on Denmark, tariffs, and more.Jay Nordlinger
- Heroes and Nominees April 22, 2025
Monthly Archives: October 2020
Leonard Nimoy on Life, Art and Culture
Back in 1989 the film critic and social commentator Michael Medved conducted a wide ranging interview of actor Leonard Nimoy; the interview focused primarily on arts and culture. Although he is most famous for playing the Vulcan Mr. Spock on … Continue reading
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Tagged art, culture, Film, Hillsdale College, Leonard Nimoy, LLAP, Michael Medved, Spock, Star Trek
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Ben Sasse for President
We are once again faced with the question of whether it is worth voting in the Presidential race and if so, for whom. Before considering any particular candidate, let’s have a look at the question of why vote at all. … Continue reading
Socialist Destructionism
Ludwig von Mises, a founder of the Austrian School of Economics served as a professor of economics at New York University from 1945 through 1969. He was a towering intellect who was influenced by and associated with some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Political Economy, Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged DiLorenzo, Frankfurt School, Herbert Marcuse, libertarian, Marx, Mises, Socialist Destruction, utopian socialism
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Can Trump Win the 2020 Race?
To win, he has to pull an inside straight. With time running out, it’s not likely. But it is possible. The Biden campaign strategy has always been to focus the race on Trump’s personality and avoid policy. In this he … Continue reading
Is Voting Rational?
See the video below by the editor-in-chief of Reason Magazine, Katherine Mangu-Ward. JFB
Posted in Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged Biden, policy, Reason Magazine, Trump, Voting
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The Virginia Senate Race
Before being elected to the US Senate in 2008, Mark Warner (D. VA) served as governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006. In 2014 ran for a second term against Republican Ed Gillespie, winning by just under 1% of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel Gade, Democrats, election 2000, Mark Warner, politics, Republicans, Virginia
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