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Gary Stevenson says Britain's wealth inequality is spiralling out of control. The data says otherwise—and Channel 4 never thought to check, writes @K_Niemietz. quillette.com/2026/07/14/gar…

For @Quillette I wrote about Israel's three wars of choice in 1956, 1982, 2026. In all three cases, a devastating opening blow was supposed to set in a motion a chain of events which would solve a pressing security concern as well as reshape the entire regional diplomatic order.

"This is not some minor point. The claim that wealth inequality is exploding is the central premise of Gary Stevenson’s entire economic theory, &, by extension, of this documentary. Take that away, and there is nothing left" --@K_Niemietz for @Quillette quillette.com/2026/07/14/gar…

Women have been going off to minor parties for a long time—they lost trust, they didn't feel represented. Now, with the rise of One Nation, they've been in lockstep with the men... just slightly ahead the entire time. - @parnellpalme

New to Quillette Narrated 🎧 The Menace of a Respectable Hatred, written by Yuki Zeman, narrated by @William_Laing. quillette.com/2026/07/06/the…

Is this the far left's #MeToo moment? @CathyYoung63 on the rise and fall of Graham Platner quillette.com/2026/07/13/ris…

New from me at @Quillette: The rise and fall of Graham Platner. And: What about claims that the charges against Platner are a #MeToo witch-hunt? quillette.com/2026/07/13/ris…

In just two sentences, my friend Shany Mor (@ShMMor) captures the utter cluelessness of so much supposedly "learned" discourse about Israel's strategic predicament in both Gaza and the West Bank: "Israel can neither continue to occupy the West Bank nor consider withdrawing from it—as it must do if it is to remain a Jewish state and a democratic one—without radically disincentivising any further operations like the 7 October massacre. An enormous amount of learned discourse over the last three years has pretended not to understand the importance of this war aim, while simultaneously demanding measures that would make it unachievable." The real "problem"—in fact it is an extraordinary blessing—is that most liberal democracies in the West (with the notable exception of Ukraine) have not faced an existential military threat for more than eight decades. As a result, many have completely lost the ability to think about war in strategic terms: incentives, deterrence, trade-offs, military objectives. It's not just antisemitism or hostility toward Israel. It's also just historical amnesia and the luxury of having zero skin in the game. Shany's essay draws fascinating parallels with the 1956 Suez Crisis, exploring the double-edged nature of superpower involvement. Yet another reminder of why a @Quillette subscription is essential for understanding the world today. quillette.com/2026/07/13/res…

Three times, Israel has launched a carefully planned war to remake the Middle East: Suez 1956, Lebanon 1982, Iran 2026. But none of them resulted in regime change. @ShMMor in @Quillette on what happens when grand strategy collides with reality. quillette.com/2026/07/13/res…

So does 2026 end up looking more like 1956 — a "failure" that quietly banks strategic gains? Or more like 1982 — a battlefield win that becomes a long-term strategic loss? Shany Mor lays out the case. 👇 quillette.com/2026/07/13/res…

In 2026, Israel appears to have borrowed straight from the 1982 playbook: instead of Lebanese Maronites, this time it was Iranian Kurds — armed and given Israeli air support — expected to march on Tehran and topple the regime. It didn't happen. The US vetoed the plan. Most of the reporting on the topic has indicated that this decision resulted from Turkish pressure or American disbelief in the plan’s viability.

Israel has fought plenty of wars it didn't choose. But only three times has it started one as part of a sweeping plan to redraw the entire region. None of them went the way the planners expected, writes @ShMMor 🧵

.@clairlemon sits down with @parnellpalme to unpack her landmark report, Generation Trapped, on the collapsing life satisfaction of Australians aged 18–34. Parnell identifies six distinct “tribes” among young Australians—from disillusioned Progressive Identitarians to optimistic Strivers—and explains why a sense of control, not income, is the strongest predictor of happiness. The conversation ranges across why women are swinging toward One Nation, the East-West divide still shaping German politics, the missing men in the marriage debate, the manosphere and the collapse of dating culture, and why the government’s new budget may be actively hurting the young people it claims to help. quillette.com/2026/07/11/gen…

Excellent contemporary #Auspol discussion & data analysis between @clairlemon & @parnellpalme of @CISOZ - this sort of both cerebral and spirited discussion is what the ABC exists for but does not provide so good to see @Quillette filling a gaping void youtube.com/watch?v=ZLVHR4…

More by Stephen Akey here: quillette.com/2026/07/12/str…

The film critic Pauline Kael once said that a friendship cannot survive too many disagreements about movies. What would she have said about friends disagreeing over ethics or religion or politics? That they should appoint a time and place for a duel? Or institute loyalty tests for every near acquaintance? It’s right and proper for a critic—or anyone—to respond passionately to the arts. But really, it’s just a movie.

@Ayaan @RestoringWest Assisted dying does not rest on the notion that usefulness=value. I reviewed some of the empirical evidence on the subject for @Quillette quillette.com/2026/06/05/its…