Jul 05, 2019
Week in review
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On campus “justice,” Nazi thieves, and revolutionary spirit.
Topic: “American History”
May 29, 2019
Life, liberty & the pursuit of honor
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A review of American Honor: The Creation of the Nation’s Ideals during the Revolutionary Era, by Craig Bruce Smith.
May 28, 2019
The gods of liberalism
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A review of Permanent Revolution: The Reformation and the Illiberal Roots of Liberalism, by James Simpson.
Mar 18, 2019
Fostering the American songbook
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On the life and work of the songwriter Stephen Foster.
Mar 08, 2019
Week in review
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On fake Hitlers, fictional histories, the Capodimonte reigns again & more.
Books March 2019
Voice of the nation
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Notebook March 2019
Nathan Glazer, 1923–2019
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A remembrance of the sociologist.
Feb 11, 2019
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Franz Boas, Italian Renaissance drawings at the Morgan, true romance with Schumann & more from the world of culture.
Reflections February 2019
The Dartmouth College Case at 200
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On the landmark Supreme Court decision about the college’s charter.
Jan 23, 2019
The League of Nations at 100
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On the legacy of the predecessor to the United Nations.