Emma Hilton

Apr 19, 2024 | quillette.com | Jonathan Kay |John Lloyd |Allan Stratton |Emma Hilton

The essay that follows is adapted from remarks delivered by the author to the 19th Annual Senior College Symposium at the University of Toronto Faculty Club on April 17, 2024. I’ve worn a lot of different hats during my years as a journalist. I never planned or expected to be a managing editor at a newspaper, or a magazine editor, or a podcaster. It all happened more or less by chance.

Apr 18, 2024 | quillette.com | John Lloyd |Allan Stratton |Emma Hilton |Jonathan Kay

Liberal democracy’s claim to be a superior form of government rests on its protection of choice, freedom, political accountability, the rule of law, and civic equality. The free press and broadcast media in such states comprise a necessary pillar of this system, and they open their columns and screens to almost every sort of opinion.

Apr 16, 2024 | quillette.com | Emma Hilton |Jonathan Kay |Herbert Bushman |Megan Gafford

Pity the poor clownfish—a brightly coloured creature, once made famous by the 2003 animated film Finding Nemo, which has now been reduced to a prop in the ongoing debate about sex and gender identity. That’s because, unlike mammals (including humans), clownfish are what scientists call “sequential hermaphrodites” of the protandrous variety. What this means is that while every clownfish starts out as male, some switch sexes if a female is needed by the school.

Apr 10, 2024 | quillette.com | Charlotte Allen |John Lloyd |Allan Stratton |Emma Hilton

Jean-Luc Godard, who died on September 13, 2022, at the age of 91, may be the only famous filmmaker whose “official” last movie—Le Livre d’Image (The Image Book), made when he was already 87 and visibly fading—was accompanied by the unveiling of another “last” movie, Vent d’Ouest (Wind from the West). This hitherto unknown Godard “surprise” film (actually a video montage) debuted at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, which also premiered Le Livre d’Image.

Mar 30, 2024 | quillette.com | Julia Friedman |John Lloyd |Allan Stratton |Emma Hilton

Forty-five years ago, Christopher Lasch identified what has become a defining feature of modern activism—“the ever-present, neurotic need to be recognized and affirmed.” Keep Reading From Banana Slugs to Human Beings, There Are Just Two Sexes An examination of 18 supposedly ‘trans animals’ disproves activist claims that we all live on a non-binary gender ‘spectrum.’ From the Blog 5 Apr 2024 23 Mar 2024 12 Mar 2024 23 Feb 2024 Join the newsletter to receive the latest updates in your inbox....