Arts & Letters
The Rise of Nullification
Why Vermont’s secession movement matters
Why Kennan Matters
He conceived the winning strategy for the Cold War, and his classic work American Diplomacy still imparts urgent lessons.
For President Buchanan
The screenwriter of the new Civil War movie “Copperhead” on historical fiction and one of America’s least loved leaders.
Don’t Despair of Democracy
American self-government survives in a form that Tocqueville would recognize.
Mazel-Tov, Stratford. And Yasher Koach While We’re At It
Learning to love Fiddler on the Roof
A Temperance In The Torrent Of Passion
Last night, the Stratford Festival opened with a production of Romeo and Juliet that …
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