Benedict Beckeld on Oikophobia, Islam, and the Crisis of Western Identity | Quillette Cetera Episode 66 ^80%

Quillette - By Zoe Sankey - 6/19/2026, 6:07 AM

Appeal to Authority 58.1% - Biased Writer Voice 57.6% - Framing Effect 32.6%

What does it mean for a civilisation to turn against itself? In this episode, *Quillette*'s Zoe Sankey speaks with philosopher and author Benedict Beckeld — whose 2019 *Quillette* essay on oikophobia remains one of our site's most popular pieces — about the recurring historical phenomenon he has spent his career documenting: the tendency... more