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@Quillette: Iran has been weaponising the Palestinian cause for decades: @RoyaTheWriter Watch more: youtu.be/RJnpuKfjtZs?fe…

https://twitter.com/Quillette/status/1836888279490167273

Published: September 19, 2024 22:01

Iran has been weaponising the Palestinian cause for decades: @RoyaTheWriter Watch more: https://t.co/o070RwRT98 pic.twitter.com/ymiOXrzetg— Quillette (@Quillette) September 19, 2024

@Quillette: .@g_ambrosch speaks about being disillusioned from working in the asylum sector in Austria. youtu.be/MVITVoSKHcQ

https://twitter.com/Quillette/status/1836710323606151218

Published: September 19, 2024 10:14

.@g_ambrosch speaks about being disillusioned from working in the asylum sector in Austria.https://t.co/YqlHKLqC0K pic.twitter.com/yQXQOpV3r1— Quillette (@Quillette) September 19, 2024

@Quillette: Atef Abu Saif’s ‘Don’t Look Left’ provides a vivid account of the horrors of daily life in the Gaza Strip, yet omits to mention Hamas’s role in the war, writes Benny Morris.

https://twitter.com/Quillette/status/1836570398382788855

Published: September 19, 2024 00:57

Atef Abu Saif’s ‘Don’t Look Left’ provides a vivid account of the horrors of daily life in the Gaza Strip, yet omits to mention Hamas’s role in the war, writes Benny Morris.https://t.co/JYXAIwJynx— Quillette (@Quillette) September 19, 2024

@Quillette: Atef Abu Saif’s ‘Don’t Look Left’ provides a vivid account of the horrors of daily life in the Gaza Strip, yet omits to mention Hamas’s role in the war. quillette.com/2024/09/19/tra…

https://twitter.com/Quillette/status/1836570328736371199

Published: September 19, 2024 00:57

Atef Abu Saif’s ‘Don’t Look Left’ provides a vivid account of the horrors of daily life in the Gaza Strip, yet omits to mention Hamas’s role in the war.https://t.co/JYXAIwJynx— Quillette (@Quillette) September 19, 2024

@Quillette: "Abandoning our European allies in the middle of the largest conflict on the continent since World War II would be a historic mistake."

https://twitter.com/Quillette/status/1836397513936449683

Published: September 18, 2024 13:31

"Abandoning our European allies in the middle of the largest conflict on the continent since World War II would be a historic mistake."https://t.co/N3kXDsJHFO— Quillette (@Quillette) September 18, 2024

@Quillette: What would a peasant-run commune have looked like in the (unlikely) event that the rebels had managed to take power? A clue comes to us from the radicalised Anabaptist movement, several of whose early leaders had come under the sway of Müntzer and his vision of a classless…

https://twitter.com/Quillette/status/1836288091176456201

Published: September 18, 2024 06:16

What would a peasant-run commune have looked like in the (unlikely) event that the rebels had managed to take power? A clue comes to us from the radicalised Anabaptist movement, several of whose early leaders had come under the sway of Müntzer and his…

@Quillette: In 2023, Wikipedia got into hot water after a paper published in the Journal of Holocaust Research claimed that Polish nationalists had manipulated Wikipedia’s coverage of the history of Poland during World War II, downplaying the degree to which the people of Poland had…

https://twitter.com/Quillette/status/1836286175658807521

Published: September 18, 2024 06:08

In 2023, Wikipedia got into hot water after a paper published in the Journal of Holocaust Research claimed that Polish nationalists had manipulated Wikipedia’s coverage of the history of Poland during World War II, downplaying the degree to which the…

@IonaItalia: RT by @Quillette: In a forthcoming book, Lyndal Roper argues that the German Peasants’ War of 1524–25 was a missed opportunity to enshrine a Christian theology centred on equality and brotherhood. By @jonkay for @Quillette. quillette.com/2024/09/18/whe…

https://twitter.com/IonaItalia/status/1836225121704661025

Published: September 18, 2024 02:05

In a forthcoming book, Lyndal Roper argues that the German Peasants’ War of 1524–25 was a missed opportunity to enshrine a Christian theology centred on equality and brotherhood. By @jonkay for @Quillette. https://t.co/NPehRz5jYN— Iona Italia, PhD…

@zoecabina: RT by @Quillette: Just booked a pretty big comedian to do a set at our Sydney @Quillette Social 👀 Any guesses on who it might be? events.humanitix.com/quillette-soci…

https://twitter.com/zoecabina/status/1836207739049325032

Published: September 18, 2024 00:56

Just booked a pretty big comedian to do a set at our Sydney @Quillette Social 👀Any guesses on who it might be?https://t.co/jIPl5ptKMo— Ζoë (@zoecabina) September 18, 2024

@Quillette: If the United States abandons Europe, Beijing will be more emboldened than ever, writes @mattjj89.

https://twitter.com/Quillette/status/1836176309007032812

Published: September 17, 2024 22:52

If the United States abandons Europe, Beijing will be more emboldened than ever, writes @mattjj89.https://t.co/N3kXDsKfvm— Quillette (@Quillette) September 17, 2024

@Quillette: "There's no such thing as a natural resources. There are only raw materials. It is human creativity that turns raw materials into resources" - Robert Zubrin. ⁠ Watch more: youtu.be/ASAUB7YPVjU

https://twitter.com/Quillette/status/1835982338989158471

Published: September 17, 2024 10:01

"There's no such thing as a natural resources. There are only raw materials. It is human creativity that turns raw materials into resources" - Robert Zubrin. ⁠Watch more: https://t.co/xUuslUwL23 pic.twitter.com/lvQeSmTX7b— Quillette (@Quillette) September…

@Quillette: Paul Berman on the difficulty of arguing with self-assured anti-Zionists. youtu.be/9xvUufDMNN8?si…

https://twitter.com/Quillette/status/1835553616729460836

Published: September 16, 2024 05:37

Paul Berman on the difficulty of arguing with self-assured anti-Zionists.https://t.co/GO3o3U6XJw pic.twitter.com/Uflqlxw4Wv— Quillette (@Quillette) September 16, 2024

@sapinker: RT by @Quillette: Answers to 12 Bad Anti-Free Speech Arguments by @glukianoff quillette.com/2024/09/12/ans…

https://twitter.com/sapinker/status/1835530563609821620

Published: September 16, 2024 04:06

Answers to 12 Bad Anti-Free Speech Arguments by @glukianoff https://t.co/6FqVAGkRMV— Steven Pinker (@sapinker) September 16, 2024

@Quillette: How bad is the poverty in Cuba? @zoecabina talks to student and @TheFIREorg intern Justo Antonio Triana (@el_triana) about what it was like growing up in Cuba. Full Quillette Cetera episode coming soon.

https://twitter.com/Quillette/status/1835527981147807912

Published: September 16, 2024 03:55

How bad is the poverty in Cuba? @zoecabina talks to student and @TheFIREorg intern Justo Antonio Triana (@el_triana) about what it was like growing up in Cuba. Full Quillette Cetera episode coming soon. pic.twitter.com/qtV2GsQe99— Quillette (@Quillette)…

@Quillette: .@Nick_Decap, a veteran of British Columbia’s public-sector workforce, explains how DEI enforcers forced him to choose between keeping his job and honouring his values.

https://twitter.com/Quillette/status/1835484451910058416

Published: September 16, 2024 01:02

.@Nick_Decap, a veteran of British Columbia’s public-sector workforce, explains how DEI enforcers forced him to choose between keeping his job and honouring his values.https://t.co/pQePsvv1y7— Quillette (@Quillette) September 16, 2024

@IonaItalia: RT by @Quillette: "Since my remarks had been interpreted as hateful, [my boss] hoped I would attend training on respectful communication. I asked him if he thought my remarks had been hateful. He replied that it didn’t matter." @Nick_Decap for @Quillette.

https://twitter.com/IonaItalia/status/1835479822996512985

Published: September 16, 2024 00:44

"Since my remarks had been interpreted as hateful, [my boss] hoped I would attend training on respectful communication. I asked him if he thought my remarks had been hateful. He replied that it didn’t matter." @Nick_Decap for @Quillette.…

@Quillette: A good artist knows something about the world that nobody else does; the great artist offers you the opportunity to be a part of it.

https://twitter.com/Quillette/status/1834915262572704001

Published: September 14, 2024 11:21

A good artist knows something about the world that nobody else does; the great artist offers you the opportunity to be a part of it.https://t.co/7Nx9NSh6D3— Quillette (@Quillette) September 14, 2024

@Quillette: On this day in 1959, the Soviet spacecraft Luna 2 reached the Moon and becomes the first human-made object to do so. quillette.com/2020/06/26/the…

https://twitter.com/Quillette/status/1834789447503614217

Published: September 14, 2024 03:01

On this day in 1959, the Soviet spacecraft Luna 2 reached the Moon and becomes the first human-made object to do so. https://t.co/UBmzWo4Umq— Quillette (@Quillette) September 14, 2024

@Quillette: The story of how liberal Oberlin College promoted and defended an Iranian Islamist, Mohammad Jafar Mahallati. A video essay written by @RoyaTheWriter and read by @IonaItalia.

https://twitter.com/Quillette/status/1834439850319290699

Published: September 13, 2024 03:51

The story of how liberal Oberlin College promoted and defended an Iranian Islamist, Mohammad Jafar Mahallati. A video essay written by @RoyaTheWriter and read by @IonaItalia. pic.twitter.com/jc79dn9MWx— Quillette (@Quillette) September 13, 2024

@Quillette: David Cohen ✍️ on Bruce Springsteen and the rock critics. quillette.com/2024/09/12/bor…

https://twitter.com/Quillette/status/1834386511741288728

Published: September 13, 2024 00:20

David Cohen ✍️ on Bruce Springsteen and the rock critics.https://t.co/7Nx9NShEsB— Quillette (@Quillette) September 13, 2024

@Quillette: According to @glukianoff, there are 12 perennial arguments against free speech: 1. Free speech was created under the false notion that words and violence are distinct, but we now know that certain speech is more akin to violence. 2. Free speech rests on the faulty notion that…

https://twitter.com/Quillette/status/1834370651404337179

Published: September 12, 2024 23:16

According to @glukianoff, there are 12 perennial arguments against free speech:1. Free speech was created under the false notion that words and violence are distinct, but we now know that certain speech is more akin to violence.2. Free speech rests on the…

@zoecabina: RT by @Quillette: I ask @mattjj89 about what Mearsheimer and Realists get wrong about the Israel Lobby #AIPAC For the @Quillette Cetera podcast Full ep will be out in 2 days

https://twitter.com/zoecabina/status/1834109297313402967

Published: September 12, 2024 05:58

I ask @mattjj89 about what Mearsheimer and Realists get wrong about the Israel Lobby #AIPACFor the @Quillette Cetera podcastFull ep will be out in 2 days pic.twitter.com/HPmaUxKHOH— Ζoë (@zoecabina) September 12, 2024

@clairlemon: RT by @Quillette: Mohammad Jafar Mahallati, Lawdan Bazargan, and (Another) Scandal at Oberlin College youtube.com/watch?v=wPbUS6…

https://twitter.com/clairlemon/status/1834093818091647283

Published: September 12, 2024 04:56

Mohammad Jafar Mahallati, Lawdan Bazargan, and (Another) Scandal at Oberlin Collegehttps://t.co/zfgAqGp8MR— Claire Lehmann (@clairlemon) September 12, 2024

@zoecabina: RT by @Quillette: A fascinating story about how an Iranian Islamist, Mohammad Jafar Mahallati, came to be a tenured professor at liberal Oberlin College. And how the brave @LawdanBazargan exposed him. Everyday I'm amazed at the bravery of Iranian women 👏 Written by one of these brave women,…

https://twitter.com/zoecabina/status/1834074437144240506

Published: September 12, 2024 03:39

A fascinating story about how an Iranian Islamist, Mohammad Jafar Mahallati, came to be a tenured professor at liberal Oberlin College. And how the brave @LawdanBazargan exposed him.Everyday I'm amazed at the bravery of Iranian women 👏 Written by one of…

@clairlemon: RT by @Quillette: Despite the fact that @Quillette broke the story about this mathematics paper being memory-holed, we aren't linked to in the Wikipedia paragraph about it, because Wiki editors such as @davidgerard have decided we are not a "reliable source" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variabili…

https://twitter.com/clairlemon/status/1834054810984911191

Published: September 12, 2024 02:21

Despite the fact that @Quillette broke the story about this mathematics paper being memory-holed, we aren't linked to in the Wikipedia paragraph about it, because Wiki editors such as @davidgerard have decided we are not a "reliable source"…

@Quillette: .@JeffreyHerf on Kamala Harris: "A politician who can combine the yearnings of the American centre and centre-left, who can speak to a country that has changed demographically and culturally, and who utters the refrains of the great traditions of American global leadership,…

https://twitter.com/Quillette/status/1834046390923919754

Published: September 12, 2024 01:48

.@JeffreyHerf on Kamala Harris: "A politician who can combine the yearnings of the American centre and centre-left, who can speak to a country that has changed demographically and culturally, and who utters the refrains of the great traditions of American…

@clairlemon: RT by @Quillette: Historian Sean McMeekin takes a look at the "proto-communist" movements of history, from classical philosophers such as Aristophanes, Christian sects such as the Anabaptists, to French revolutionaries such as Étienne-Gabriel Morelly. For @Quillette

https://twitter.com/clairlemon/status/1834038601182839135

Published: September 12, 2024 01:17

Historian Sean McMeekin takes a look at the "proto-communist" movements of history, from classical philosophers such as Aristophanes, Christian sects such as the Anabaptists, to French revolutionaries such as Étienne-Gabriel Morelly. For…

@Quillette: However radical their ideas seemed at the time, from the perspective of the modern socialist or Communist, Rousseau and Robespierre were not radical enough.

https://twitter.com/Quillette/status/1833858538650660893

Published: September 11, 2024 13:22

However radical their ideas seemed at the time, from the perspective of the modern socialist or Communist, Rousseau and Robespierre were not radical enough.https://t.co/Q2VleZ6j9m— Quillette (@Quillette) September 11, 2024