Crisis Management Martin Wolf’s new book is a work of sombre brilliance, but it fails to grapple effectively with the postliberal analysis of what ails liberal democracies. John Lloyd 27 Mar 2023 · 9 min read
A Universe of Fizzled Stars Is failure to succeed as bad as the fall from success? Thomas Larson 17 Mar 2023 · 11 min read
Heavy Lifting Natalia Mehlman Petrzela’s ‘Fit Nation’ offers a fascinating but frustratingly selective history of America’s physical fitness obsession. Joe Lombardo 7 Mar 2023 · 9 min read
Marching Backwards Mary Harrington’s proposed solution to the excesses of modern feminism is an overcorrection. Marilyn Simon 3 Mar 2023 · 13 min read
Heidegger’s Downfall Richard Wolin’s reappraisal of Martin Heidegger offers both original contributions and a synthesis of critical scholarship. The result is a timely work of enduring importance. Jeffrey Herf 22 Feb 2023 · 18 min read
The Liberal Internationalist A fine new book argues that the contemporary Left could learn a lot from the life and work of the late polemicist Christopher Hitchens. Michael J. Totten 20 Feb 2023 · 18 min read
Colonialism and Its Discontents Oxford ethicist Nigel Biggar’s controversial reassessment of Britain’s imperial record has reignited an important academic quarrel over the meaning and legacy of empire. John Lloyd 6 Feb 2023 · 16 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
America’s Forgotten Crisis A terrific new account of America’s social and political turmoil during the 1910s and ’20s provides some much-needed perspective on the problems afflicting the country today. Michael J. Totten 17 Dec 2022 · 13 min read
How Do They Know This? An informative and apolitical new book reminds us that statistics are not always what they seem. Christopher J. Snowdon 8 Dec 2022 · 5 min read
Islamist Terror; Journalistic Error In a valuable new book, historian Richard Landes argues that Western reporting on the Second Palestinian Intifada helped to seed a misunderstanding of terrorism. Jeffrey Herf 2 Dec 2022 · 19 min read
Murakami On Writing In his new book, Murakami attempts to set the limits of what he wants people to know about him—and that isn’t much. David S. Wills 24 Nov 2022 · 11 min read
The Problems with Longtermism The further we look into the future, the less certain we can be about our predictions and plans. Matt Johnson 27 Oct 2022 · 12 min read
A Strange and Brutal Country Adam Curtis’s new BBC series provides a unique insight into Russia’s late-twentieth-century collapse. Christopher J. Snowdon 24 Oct 2022 · 6 min read
Defying Russia’s Despot Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s new book offers a profile in courage. John Lloyd 20 Oct 2022 · 9 min read