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 issue of Liberties: Michael Ignatieff - The Mind’s EmancipationMary Gaitskill - The Trials of the YoungSergei Lebedev - Putin’s Philosopher: A MemoirMichael Walzer - Moral ConcernJustin E. H. Smith – The Happiness Industrial ComplexAndrew Scull – The Fashions in TraumaDavid A. Bell – The Triumph of Anti-Politics in AmericaMichael Kimmage – A Defense of Delight in a Dark TimeRobert Alter – Proust and the Mystification of the JewsSteven B. Smith – What is a Statesman?Benjamin Moser – Rembrandt’s shadowsHelen Vendler – The Poetry of CharmCeleste Marcus – Priorism, or the Joshua Katz AffairLeon Wieseltier – Problems and Struggles; andNew poems by Karen Solie, Adam Zagajewski, and John HodgenPublished 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. Nobel Prize winners, leading op-ed writers, well-known non-fiction writers, rising talents, and poets from around the world are part of the Liberties series.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.