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Liberties Journal of Culture and Politics

Volume 5 Issue 2

by Tim Wu, Marci Shore, John Summers, Michael Ignatieff, Katha Pollitt, James Wolcott, Maurice Isserman, Sally Satel, Len Gutkin, Robert Alter, Yehuda Halevi, Elena Kagan ยท 2025

ISBN: 9798985430271

Category: Art / Art & Politics

Page count: 350

<p><i><b>Liberties</b></i> is a quarterly journal of serious, stylish, and controversial essays on culture and politics.</p><p>In the Winter 2025 issue: <b>Tim Wu</b> explains why the only way for capitalism to flourish in the future is by decentralizing; <b>Marci Shore</b> encounters Ukrainian thinkers under fire; <b>John Summers</b> tells a true story highly unflattering to God; <b>Michael Ignatieff</b> wonders how to lead a liberal life; <b>James Wolcott</b> has his way with the celebrity worship at <i>The New York Times</i>; <b>Maurice Isserman</b> warns about the direction of the contemporary American left; <b>Sally Satel</b> documents the politicization of American psychotherapy; <b>Len Gutkin</b> reckons with the cultural cost of secularism; <b>Robert Alter</b> unpacks the literary greatness of the book of Job; <b>Elena Kagan</b> insists on giving William Wyler his due; <b>Celeste Marcus</b> takes a hard look at the debate about rape in war; <b>Leon Wieseltier</b> ponders the ways in which metaphysics makes life in the physical world bearable; and poetry from <b>Katha Pollit</b> and <b>Yehuda Halevi</b>.</p><p><i><b>Liberties</b></i> features essays from leading op-ed writers and scholars, award-winning writers, the next generation's rising talent, and poets from around the world--there's a reason why cultural warriors, political leaders, opinion makers, and engaged citizens from across political and cultural spectrum read and cherish <i><b>Liberties</b></i>.</p><p></p><p></p><br>