Machiavelli’s enterprise
by Harvey Mansfield
Machiavelli’s philosophical musings on truth are just as important as his work on politics.
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Features
Froude for thought
by Paul Dean
The fascinating life of James Anthony Froude—novelist, Carlyle biographer, and rabble-rouser.
Red scarcity
by Arthur Waldron
A trip to Russia gives hope that it isn’t as bad as people make it out to be.
The Anglosphere miracle
by Daniel Hannan
An excerpt from the forthcoming Inventing Freedom: How the English-Speaking People Made the Modern World (Broadside).
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Poems
Reconsiderations
Discovering Cowper
by Barton Swaim
William Cowper’s hymns and poetry are as brilliant as they are under-appreciated.
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Theater
Geritol for Romeo
by Kevin D. Williamson
Reviews of Romeo and Juliet & Ashville
Art
In the tower: Kerry James Marshall
by Karen Wilkin
On “In the Tower: Kerry James Marshall” at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Gallery chronicle
by James Panero
On Art on the Block: Tracking the New York Art World from SoHo to the Bowery, Bushwick and Beyond by Ann Fensterstock; “Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown?” at Storefront Bushwick, Brooklyn; “Tom Evans: 1981” at Sideshow, Brooklyn; “Chuck Webster: Blessing” at Betty Cuningham Gallery, New York; and “Paul Resika: 1947–48” at Lori Bookstein Fine Art, New York.
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Music
Salzburg chronicle
by Jay Nordlinger
A recap of this year’s Salzburg Festival.
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The media
The dream team
by James Bowman
Syria, political narcism, and following your dreams.
Manners & Morals
Life on the island
by Emily Esfahani Smith
On the concerning rise of hyper-individualism in the digital age.
Books
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Notebook
John Hollander, 1929—2013
by David Yezzi
Remembering the poet John Hollander.
Notes & Comments
Racism, Inc.
by The Editors
False accusations of racism are just as offensive as racism itself.