Sex and Smashed Steel A look back at J.G. Ballard's ‘Crash’—one of the the 20th century’s greatest and most disturbingly prophetic novels. Benjamin Kerstein 2 Apr 2024 · 25 min read
Rock of Ages The musical legacy of Robbie Robertson is a monument to the possibilities of American song. Benjamin Kerstein 11 Aug 2023 · 12 min read
The Inner Life of Transcendent Genius In ‘The Philosophy of Modern Song,’ Dylan contemplates himself and the art form of which he is the acknowledged master. Benjamin Kerstein 13 Jan 2023 · 12 min read
Watching America’s Crack-Up America was born of the virgin Liberty, and like the son of God in which it still largely believes, will always rise from the dead. Benjamin Kerstein 9 Aug 2021 · 20 min read
Neo-Totalitarianism and the Erasure of History And this neo-totalitarianism has learned from the past: It has its inquisitions, its auto-da-fes, its purges and cultural revolutions, reeducation and self-criticism sessions, and above all the ostracization and ultimate erasure of dissidents. Benjamin Kerstein 26 Jun 2020 · 4 min read
The War of Return—A Review The War of Return is an important book and, unquestionably, a welcome corrective to the plethora of myths, lies, and misconceptions that litter the discourse on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Benjamin Kerstein 28 Apr 2020 · 19 min read
