Liberties Journal of Culture and Politics

Liberties – A Journal of Culture and Politics features original essays and poetry from some of today’s best writers and artists to inspire and impact the intellectual and creative lifeblood of culture and politics. This issue of Liberties includes: Anthony Julius on censorship of the artsNicholas Lemann on rescuing capitalismAlfred Brendel on playing BeethovenPaul Berman on the George Floyd uprisingFouad Ajami’s story of an honor killingJack Goldsmith on conservatives and the courtsEdward Luttwak on understanding ChinaRoberto Calasso on when journals matteredWalter Scheidel on life after covidHelen Vendler on the poet Robert HaydenRobert Alter on Lolita todayDaryl Michael Scott on the 13th Amendment Alastair Macaulay on BalanchineDavid Greenberg on renaming our heritageNew poetry from Jorie Graham, Ishion Hutchinson, and Rosanna Warren; And Leon Wieseltier (editor) and Celeste Marcus (managing editor)