The power of James Burnham
by Roger Kimball
On one of the greatest, and most underrated, political and social commentators of the twentieth century.
Features
How good is the Kirov?
by Laura Jacobs
On the Kirov Ballet, occasioned by performances at the Met this summer.
The myth of “premature antifascism”
by Harvey Klehr
Re-evaluating the treatment of the volunteers of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.
American sublime
by Michael J. Lewis
On “American Sublime: Landscape Painting in the United States 1820–1880” at the Tate Gallery.
Thomas Hardy & the warriors
by Jeffrey Meyers
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Art
Music
Great conductors
by Jay Nordlinger
On the IMG Artists series Great Conductors of the 20th Century.
The media
The aristocracy of feelings
by James Bowman
On the idea of war as a result of emotions.
Books
Who’s he?
by William F. Buckley Jr.
The sweetness of things
by David Pryce-Jones
A review of Trains of Thought, by Victor Brombert.
The Baroness Munchausen of sex
by Anthony Daniels
A review of The Sexual Life of Catherine M. by Catherine Millet, translated by Adriana Hunter.
Intellectual decadence
by Digby Anderson
Two ’berds in the hand
by Ben Downing
A review of The Very Best of The Daily Telegraph Books of Obituaries , edited by Hugh Massingberd & Daydream Believer , by Hugh Massingberd.
Notes & Comments
Déjà —vu II
by The Editors
On the easing of marijuana restrictions in London
Déjà–vu I
by The Editors
On the recent re-issue of Frances FitzGerald’s Fire in the Lake.