Bertolt Brecht’s Marie-Antoinettism
by Anthony Daniels
The German poet, playwright, and Marxist.
The German poet, playwright, and Marxist.
How humanities professors are letting identity politics destroy their discipline.
Revisiting the philosopher through his personal notebooks.
On the sharp-tongued music critic of the 1940s.
Prime Minister Modi inspires optimism in a divided India.
Sir James Headlam-Morley’s success was due to his education in Classics.
On memories of the Duchess and the rest of the Mitford clan.
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Reviews of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, This Is Our Youth, & Matilda
On “Goya: Order and Disorder,” at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
On “Thomas Hart Benton’s America Today Mural Rediscovered” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
On “Chris Martin” at Anton Kern Gallery; “Doppler Shift” at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey; and “Matthew Miller: Can’t You See It, I Am One” at Hansel and Gretel Picture Garden Pocket Utopia.
On Unsuk Chin’s Clarinet Concerto, a recital by René Pape, the Berlin Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall, and more.
Outrage is the media’s new tool.
Reviews of Perfidia, by James Ellroy; In the Wolf’s Mouth, by Adam Foulds; The Zone of Interest, by Martin Amis; and The Laughing Monsters, by Denis Johnson.
Review of Australia’s Secret War by Hal G. P. Colebatch
Sylvia’s German roots pervaded her life and work.
Notes & Comments
The Latin vote
by The Editors
Why everyone should learn the ancient languages.