Sep 16, 2020
Departures & arrivals
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On the lost promises of New York and Chicago.
Topic: “American History”
Sep 01, 2020
“I Can Hear It Now . . .”
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On ear witnesses to history.
Aug 31, 2020
Globalization 1.0
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A review of The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World and Globalization Began, by Valerie Hansen.
Aug 25, 2020
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Roger Scruton, American photographs from the 1930s–40s, Shakespeare & more from the world of culture.
Books September 2020
The Adams family
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Notebook September 2020
Richard Gilder, 1932–2020
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On the life of one of New York City’s great philanthropists.
Aug 14, 2020
Of ideas and ideologies
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On the danger of “ideological” debate.
Aug 05, 2020
Till the well runs dry
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A review of The Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America’s Forgotten Capital of Vice by David Hill.
Jul 15, 2020
Honor lost
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On the forgotten meaning of honor.
Jun 02, 2020
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Christo, Clarence Thomas, Bach cantatas & more from the world of culture.