Liberties Journal of Culture and Politics

“A Meteor of Intelligent Substance”“Something was Missing in our Culture, and Here It Is”“Libertiesis THE place to be. Change starts in the mind.”Liberties, a journal of Culture and Politics, is essential reading for those engaged in the cultural and political issues and causes of our time.Liberties features serious, independent, stylish, and controversial essays by significant writers and leaders throughout the world; new poetry; and, introduces the next generation of writers and voices to inspire and impact the intellectual and creative lifeblood of today’s culture and politics.This issue of Liberties includes: New work from Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas LlosaDrawings by Leonard Cohen published for the first timeMamtimin Ala’s essay on China’s genocide of the UyghursJaroslaw Anders’ analysis of the crisis in BelarusCass R. Sunstein on liberalism inebriatedRichard Thompson Ford on what slavery does and does not explainSean Wilentz on the historical strategy of the Republican PartyBenjamin Moser writes about translation as a form of tourism in literary lifeJonathan Zimmerman on the scandal of college teachingMark Lilla on cults of innocence and their victimsHelen Vendler on Adrienne Rich; Holly Brewer on race and enlightenmentDavid Thomson asks, What shall we watch now?Celeste Marcus (managing editor) on the legend of Alice NeelLeon Wieseltier (editor) on Zionism’s beautiful stubbornness of survivalAnd new poetry from Ange Mlinko and Shaul Tchernikhovsky, translated by Robert Alter