Nick Osmond-Jones

Sep 18, 2024 | quillette.com | Benny Morris |Jonathan Kay |Matt Johnson |Nick Osmond-Jones

Atef Abu Saif, the Ramallah-based Palestine National Authority’s minister of culture since 2019, was on a trip that was part work, part vacation, with his son Yasser, to the Gaza Strip when war broke out on 7 October 2023. He was there for 84 days, until Hamas and the Egyptian and Israeli authorities allowed him to leave and cross into Egypt.

Sep 17, 2024 | quillette.com | Jonathan Kay |Matt Johnson |Nick Osmond-Jones |Greg Lukianoff

A review of Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants’ War by Lyndal Roper, 544 pages, Basic Books (forthcoming 11 February 2025). None of the European revolutions that convulsed Europe during the early modern period were tidy affairs. The English Revolution wasn’t just a violent political contest between Royalists and Roundheads, but also an intertwined religious and territorial struggle that drew in warring factions in Ireland and Scotland.

Sep 17, 2024 | quillette.com | Matt Johnson |Jonathan Kay |Nick Osmond-Jones |Greg Lukianoff

For the past couple of years, there has been a lot of anxious speculation about what will happen to the United States’ relationship with Europe if Trump wins a second term. European leaders are trying to “Trump-proof” NATO with pledges to increase military spending. A measure in the 2023 National Defence Authorisation Act prevents the president from unilaterally withdrawing from the alliance.

Sep 15, 2024 | quillette.com | Zoe Booth |Matt Johnson |Jonathan Kay |Nick Osmond-Jones

This conversation covers two main topics. First, we discuss “New Theism,” a movement popularised by Tom Holland and his book Dominion. Proponents of New Theism argue that even the most devout Western atheists, such as Richard Dawkins, are culturally Christian, and that religion, including Christianity, plays a crucial role in promoting social cohesion, individual happiness, and other social benefits.

Sep 15, 2024 | quillette.com | Jonathan Kay |Nick Osmond-Jones |Greg Lukianoff |David Cohen

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