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What explains Ireland's obsession with Israel? Rachel Moiselle in conversation with Ζoë
Quillette2,738,342 views • 16 days ago

Maarten Boudry (Maarten Boudry) isn't Jewish and had no personal ties to Israel. At first he filed 7 October away with every other jihadist attack. He was sure of one thing: no colleague would ever condone the slaughter of young people at a music festival. Within hours, he was proved wrong.
Quillette18,563 views • 6 days ago

For their research showing that rape is generally motivated by sexual desire, Randy Thornhill and Craig Palmer were subjected to death threats and hounded in their personal and professional lives. And yet, they were right. 00:00 — Arguing rape is a sexual act 01:37 — A murder case and disputed motive 02:04 — Ideology in the courtroom 02:59 — Scorpion flies 04:06 — A Natural History of Rape 05:01 — Media distortion and outrage 05:56 — Boycotts and academic punishment 06:37 — The blank slate ideology 07:05 — Support from survivors 08:12 — A parallel case in France Based on a Quillette essay by Peggy Sastre and presented by Ζoë.
Quillette407,655 views • 6 months ago

"It was selfish." Author Lionel Shriver reflects on her decision not to have children.
Quillette186,999 views • 5 months ago
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Claire Lehmann comments on Victoria's new anti-vilification laws.
Quillette205,428 views • 1 year ago

How did Grace Tame go from campaigning against sexual abuse to chanting “globalise the intifada” — a slogan tied to Hamas, whose October 7 attacks included sexual violence? Research in moral psychology helps explain how empathy, purity instincts, and social pressure can drive radicalisation among young Western women.
Quillette54,027 views • 5 months ago

Many countries claim to support a two-state solution—but Palestinians have never accepted a state beside a Jewish one. ד״ר עינת וילף Dr. Einat Wilf calls this “Schrödinger’s Palestine”: alive when it can attack Israel diplomatically, dead when it requires peace or responsibility.
Quillette62,922 views • 9 months ago

"This is a national disgrace in terms of equity—if they were trying to keep poor people poor, this is the best thing they could do to hammer them down and make sure they can never escape poverty." Economist Derek Francis on Labor's new capital gains tax, in conversation with Claire Lehmann
Quillette11,566 views • 1 month ago