The new conservative dilemma
by James Piereson
On “radical” conservatism.
Features
Can conservatives still win?
by Victor Davis Hanson
On translating popularity into policy.
Conservatism reconfigured
by Daniel McCarthy
On the past & present aims of conservatism.
The promise of populism
by Margot Cleveland
On the viability of conservative populism.
Poems
Most popular
Reflections
Cavernous imaginations
by Archie Phillpotts
On the memory-palace technique.
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Reconsiderations
Peacock’s plumage
by Sean McGlynn
On the early novels of Thomas Love Peacock.
Theater
Painful experiences
by Kyle Smith
On Infinite Life, Back to the Future: The Musical & Pay the Writer.
Art
Thoroughly modern Motherwell
by Karen Wilkin
On “Robert Motherwell: Pure Painting,” at the Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth.
Exhibition note
by Franklin Einspruch
On “Edward Hopper & Cape Ann: Illuminating an American Landscape,” at the Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, Massachusetts.
The media
Salzburg chronicle
by Jay Nordlinger
On Macbeth, Orfeo ed Euridice, a violin recital, The Greek Passion, Falstaff & a recital by Arcadi Volodos.
No honor among thieves
by James Bowman
On the “honor-shaped hole” in our culture.
Books
Good intentions
by Paul Dean
A review of The Critical Writings of Oscar Wilde, edited by Nicholas Frankel.
Shakespeare remade
by David Platzer
A review of Shakespeare, Hogarth & Garrick by Robin Simon.
The polar press
by John Steele Gordon
A review of Battle of Ink and Ice by Darrell Hartman.
Rough seas
by Jeremy Black
A review of Tempest by James Davey.
Richelieu’s darling
by William Anthony Hay
A review of La Duchesse by Bronwen McShea.
Kafka’s continuity
by E. J. Hutchinson
A review of The Aphorisms of Franz Kafka, edited by Reiner Stach & translated by Shelly Frisch.
Cabot & the colonel
by Marc M. Arkin
A review of The Rough Rider and the Professor by Laurence Jurdem.
Notebook
Italy before Rome
by James Panero
On Greek colonies, Etruscan tombs & Italian origins.
Notes & Comments
The abnormal as the new normal
by the Editors
Introducing “The new conservative dilemma: a symposium.”