Reviews
France Pressed

Print media is under siege in France, too—but with a Gallic twist.

Pop Music
P.J. Harvey’s Black Painting

Let England Shake By P.J. Harvey As you look back over the past decade of popular music, the thing that stands out is how introspective and self-obsessed much of it has been. Given the significance of the events that transpired in the 2000s—from the attacks of 9/11, to an unprecedented two simultaneous foreign wars waged […]

The State of Afghanistan

The Obama Administration can’t avoid state-building if it wants to exit the war safely.

Contagious Narcissism

The dissipation and ego that were Norman Mailer’s life have now sired lesser children.

The State of Lebanon

A tale of seduction, credulousness and betrayal in the Levant.

The State of Statelessness

Two books on anarchism suggest a new role for an old political philosophy.

Is China Bad for Africa?

On balance, no. It turns out that greed works after all.

On Despotism

Paul A. Rahe brings Montesquieu back to life.

On Servitude

Kenneth Minogue shows how democracy can undermine liberty.

For Richer, for Poorer

Even a weakened America can afford global pre-eminence.

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