The consequences of Richard Weaver
by Roger Kimball
On Richard Weaver, the author of “Ideas Have Consequences.”
Features
A conversation with Philippe de Montebello
by Hilton Kramer
The director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art talks with The New Criterion
Written to last
by Joseph Epstein
The trials of literary longevity.
Should he have spoken?
by Roger Scruton
On the household gods of liberalism.
Treasons of the heart
by David Pryce-Jones
On anti-nationalism and public debate.
Delousing the soul
by Eric Ormsby
Joris-Karl Huysmans’ devilish prose
Rational control
by Harvey Mansfield
Or, life without virtue.
Sylvan historian
by Laura Jacobs
On Frederick Ashton’s Sylvia.
The rise & fall of the intellectual
by James Piereson
Intellectuals endangered, men of letters extinct?
Charles Kingsley: divine love, divine order
by John Derbyshire
Kingsley’s Christian conflicts
The new juristocracy
by Andrew C. McCarthy
Meet our new rulers, the Supreme Court.
Poems
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Architecture
McKim, Mead & White’s architectural citizenship
by Michael J. Lewis
The influences of the architectural triumvirate: McKim, Mead & White.
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Reconsiderations
Waugh’s postcolonial studies
by Mark Falcoff
A reconsideration of Evelyn Waugh’s novel Black Mischief.
Theater
Summer offerings
by Brooke Allen
A survey of the summer theatre scene.
Art
Maverick modernists
by Karen Wilkin
On examining the unexamined in modern American art.
Exhibition note
by Joseph Phelan
“Henri Rousseau: Jungles in Paris” at the National Gallery of Art (July 16, 2006-October 15, 2006) is reviewed.
Gentile’s gold
by Marco Grassi
On an examination of Gentile de Fabriano’s artwork.
The new old school
by James Panero
On the rise of Classical Realism and its dean, Jacob Collins.
Music
Who’s good?
by Jay Nordlinger
A survey of the music world.
Learning from tools
by Stefan Beck
A criticism of MFA programs and writing workshops, especially as they affect two recent works of fiction.
The media
The silly season
by James Bowman
What’s the point of the summer media?
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Books
Con man
by David B. Hart
Boon companion
by John Gross
A review of Friendship: An Expose by Joseph Epstein.
An American paradox
by Marc M. Arkin
Forced smiles
by Theodore Dalrymple
A review of Artificial Happiness: The Dark Side of the New Happy Class by Ronald W. Dworkin
Backpedaling
by R. J. Stove
A review of All the Stops: The Glorious Pipe Organ & Its American Masters by Craig R. Whitney.
A splendid failure?
by Carl Rollyson
A review of Disraeli’s Disciple: The Scandalous Life of George Smythe by Mary S. Miller.
Notebook
Kids’ stuff?
by David Yezzi
A reflection on the sophistication and fun of children’s verse.
Notes & Comments
The New Criterion at 25
by The Editors
A look back at twenty-five years of high culture.