Quillette Weekly
A media-fuelled social panic, Wikipedia bias, the metaverse, mafia, and more.
A collection of 12 posts
A media-fuelled social panic, Wikipedia bias, the metaverse, mafia, and more.
The appalling news that broke yesterday is still being absorbed. Shinzo Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan, and great friend to Australia, the US, UK, Canada, and other allies, now lies dead at the hands of an assassin. People around the world will mourn the loss of a leader
Dear Quilletter, On Friday night we celebrated Quillette at our social event in Sydney. It's safe to say it was an absolute blast, and it brought us immense pleasure to bring together such great people. For those of you in Europe and the US, don't get
Dear Quilletters, I hope you've had a great week and aren't too affected by the wild behaviour of the stock market. As always, we've prepared a bevy of interesting reads for you this week, including an interview with gubernatorial candidate Michael Shellenberger about what
Dear Quilletters, This week, don't miss Jim Rutt's excellent essay Musk and Moderation, which gives practical advice to Musk on how best to moderate discussion forums with the aim of fostering free speech. Rutt is a veteran of the Internet Age with over 40 years'
Dear Reader, We have a tremendous depth and breadth of articles for you to peruse this week. Of course, Ukraine dominates our attention, as it does most of the world. Paying subscribers can access the Quillette editorial on the invasion, Shmuel Bar provides extensive analysis of geopolitical strategy, Alexey Muraviev
Dear Readers, The world that existed last week no longer exists. Shocked by Russian aggression, the Western world has rallied to Ukraine's defence, spurred on by images shared widely on social media of Ukrainian courage and the heroism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The entire EU, US, UK,
A big welcome to all our new subscribers! Our most popular articles this week were an essay by anti-war leftist Stuart Parker on Canada's Trucker Convoy, David Benatar on the disturbing decline of the world's most progressive university, and Jared Marcel Pollan's exquisite reflection
Dear Quilletters, Welcome to the 1,010 new subscribers since the last Weekly Roundup! This week you'll find an eclectic selection of articles to read, including a symposium of mental health experts on the impacts of social media; a summary and analysis of anti-vaccination arguments from the Left;