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To understand this war against the Islamic Republic of Iran, you must understand Twelver Shiism—an apocalyptic ideology that sees Israel’s destruction as divine prophecy. 🧵
What does Mamdani’s gentrified socialism really mean for working-class New Yorkers?
Have you heard of "Are We Dating the Same Guy" groups? I hadn't until I read @preta_6's @Quillette essay, which I've now turned into a video.
In our latest video, @zoecabina narrates Amy Eileen Hamm @preta_6’s essay on the viral Facebook group “Are We Dating the Same Guy?” What begins as women protecting each other can quickly spiral into anonymous accusations and reputational ruin. youtu.be/gec8SHJqz0U
An interview with Francis Fukuyama. By @mattjj89. quillette.com/2025/07/22/soc…
On this day in 2007, the final Harry Potter book was released. J.K. Rowling’s journey from author to activist is examined here. quillette.com/2024/04/11/que…
The questions at the centre of the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial are still contested today, writes Graham Daseler. quillette.com/2025/07/21/too…
I interviewed @BenMulroney for the @Quillette podcast. We talked about politics a little bit, but to be honest, the most fascinating part was when he told me what it was like to guest host with @KellyRipa
“It’s not a mob—it’s a hurricane. And you don’t negotiate with a hurricane.” Journalist @BenMulroney opens up to @jonkay about the social media storm that hit him and his wife during the BLM era.
On this day in 1969, Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon, fulfilling JFK’s ambitious goal for America’s space program. quillette.com/2019/07/18/aba…
NASA’s Viking 1 landed on Mars on this day in 1976, sending the first clear images from the Martian surface. quillette.com/2024/03/19/wha…
‘The Technological Republic’ is a searching indictment of a culture that has lost sight of its metaphysical horizons and now seeks an escape from history, writes @bstewart1776. quillette.com/2025/07/19/dep…
Robert Altman’s ‘Nashville’ is fifty. By @MattHansonAF. quillette.com/2025/07/18/it-…
A tribute to a brilliant writer and a journalist of great integrity and candour. By @RonRadosh. quillette.com/2025/07/18/sol…
Hezbollah’s downfall was not the result of a battle lost or a lapse in resolve, but the sudden and total collapse of a strategic worldview, write @Jsp_Nic and Adi Asi. quillette.com/2025/07/17/the…
The Trinity Test—the first detonation of a nuclear weapon—occurred on this day in 1945, changing history forever. quillette.com/2023/08/01/how…
The Trump administration is proposing to end support for some of the cutting-edge scientific research that is crucial to America's economic propensity and military security, writes @LKrauss1. quillette.com/2025/07/16/tru…
Why we must never allow Iran, an absolutist theocracy whose leaders see martyrdom as a sacred calling, to obtain nuclear weapons. By @jaysophalkalyan. quillette.com/2025/07/16/ato…
A critical part of the One Big Beautiful Bill’s budget equation may evaporate with a judicial pen stroke in the very near future, writes @PhilWMagness. quillette.com/2025/07/15/a-t…
Sandie Peggie, a nurse at NHS Fife, was suspended for refusing to change beside a male doctor identifying as a woman. In Scotland, defending women’s boundaries can cost you your job—while the state spends £220k fighting you in court. quillette.com/2025/03/20/awa…
