The indispensable country
by Conrad Black
On the unique nature of American exceptionalism.
Features
Idol temptations on the Adriatic
by Robert D. Kaplan
On two great twentieth-century poets.
The riches of liberal education
by Anthony T. Kronman
On the purpose of the American academy.
The mythologies of Black Lives Matter
by Victor Davis Hanson
On the development of the activist movement.
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Reconsiderations
Looming morality
by Carla Main
On George Eliot’s Silas Marner.
Theater
Moot points
by Kyle Smith
On Skeleton Crew, Prayer for the French Republic, and Intimate Apparel.
Art
The Ephrussi netsuke
by Karen Wilkin
On “The Hare with Amber Eyes” at the Jewish Museum, New York.
Exhibition note
by Mario Naves
On “Charles Ray: Figure Ground” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Gallery chronicle
by James Panero
On “Leon Kossoff: A Life in Painting” at Mitchell-Innes & Nash, “Rodrigo Moynihan: The Studio Paintings, 1970s & 1980s” at David Nolan Gallery, “Paul Resika: Self-Portraits, 1946–2021” at Bookstein Projects, “Paul Resika: Allegory (San Nicola di Bari)” at the New York Studio School & “Drawings: Rackstraw Downes” at Betty Cuningham Gallery.
Music
New York chronicle
by Jay Nordlinger
On performances at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall.
The media
World-shaking events
by James Bowman
On the media’s portrayal of Boris Johnson.
Books
Eyes on Zion
by Barry Strauss
On For the Freedom of Zion: The Great Revolt of Jews against Romans, 66–74 C.E. by Guy MacLean Rogers.
Man on a mission
by Brooke Allen
Art versus anachronism
by Michael Mosbacher
Unfinished business
by David Guaspari
Among mad people
by David Platzer
Write like an Egyptian
by John Steele Gordon
Notes & Comments
Sick with guilt
by The Editors
On the loss of purpose in cultural institutions.