Liberties Journal of Culture and Politics

Liberties, a Journal of Culture and Politics, is essential reading for those engaged in the cultural and political issues of our time. 

In this edition of Liberties: Anita Shapira - Statehood and the Jews; Christian Lorentzen - confessions of a New York writer; Oksana Forostyna - Russian Culture and the Ukraine War; Jack Goldsmith - The Supreme Court Wars, America and Israel; Kenda Mutongi - controlled chaos in Kenya; Robert B. Pippin - Bresson’s revolution; Morten Høi Jensen - Georg Brandes, the last European; William Deresiewicz - the edgy mastery of Elizabeth Hardwick; Adrian Nathan West - an undiscovered Dutch literary masterpiece; James McAuley - a memory cellar; Anna Ballan -  Gustav Mahler and farewells in music; Helen Vendler - on the artless artistry of William Blake; Celeste Marcus - the uncanniness of Isabelle Huppert; Leon Wieseltier - rise of narrative and the fall of persuasion; and, poetry by Andrew Jenkins, Miron Bialoszewski, and Chaim Nachman Bialik.

Published quarterly, Liberties, is a collection of the most significant writers today as well as launching the voices of tomorrow. Liberties features serious, independent, stylish, and controversial essays by significant writers and introduces the next generation of writers and poets to inspire and impact the intellectual and creative lifeblood of today’s culture and politics.

There’s a reason why engaged citizens, cultural warriors, political leaders, opinion makers, and activists from across the cultural and political spectrum read and cherish Liberties.