For the Sake of Argument

Home
Archive
About
"Asteroid City": A Celebration of Storytelling and Andersonian Stagecraft
In Wes Anderson's new film, the director's distinctive style reaches its apogee. It may also be his most profound film yet.
 • 
Ava Kiai
New
The Tárring and feathering of classical music
Todd Field’s psychological drama Tár nearly takes a side in the classical music culture wars.
 • 
Ava Kiai
What we lost when we lost the Queen
Queen Elizabeth II was a unifying influence. The virtues she embodied are now in scarce supply.
 • 
Ava Kiai
The Islamists' greatest weapon
The West has lost its desire to defend its most important values. The fundamentalists have not.
 • 
Ava Kiai
Heroically Misunderstanding Opera, Act I
An editorial that recently appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle argued that a number of “orientalist” operas, such as Madama Butterfly, are…
 • 
Ava Kiai
The Tautology of Anti-Racism: Anti-Asian Hate Edition
Solving any problem begins with correctly identifying its cause – armed with a viral strain of anti-racism, we are headed in the wrong direction.
 • 
Ava Kiai
There's No Utopian Solution (Worth Having)
The murder of Sarah Everard was tragic. But it's an exaggeration to claim women can't go out after dark. Utopian counterfactuals will not protect women…
 • 
Ava Kiai
For the Sake of Argument
For the Sake of Argument
For the Sake of Argument is a column by Ava Kiai on culture, politics, free speech, and other issues.

For the Sake of Argument

AboutArchive
© 2023 Ava Kiai
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing