Category: REVIEW

Cycles in History

The Prophets of Doom provides fascinating portraits of thinkers who starkly contradict the progressive and globalist presuppositions of our time.

Lightness and Memory

In Memory’s Abacus, Anna Lewis exposes the reader to the weightiest topics without burden.

Religion As Family Policy

In Hannah’s Children, Catherine Pakaluk argues that tinkering and technocracy won’t save the West from its demographic decline.

Riley Gaines Speaks Sense

A key conclusion of Gaines’ new book is that much of the transgender movement is enabled by collective cowardice.

A Worthy Successor to Frost

In Painting over the Growth Chart, Rattelle reminds us that the transcendent power of poetry is to preserve its subject forever.

Prohibitive Progressivism’s Perspective on the AfD

Prohibitive Progressivism’s Perspective on the AfD

Hendrick Cremer claims that the AfD represents a resurgence of Nazi thinking. His argument is unconvincing.

May 6, 2024
Transmania: How ‘Woman’ Became a Transgressive Word

Transmania: How ‘Woman’ Became a Transgressive Word

Why has transgender ideology become so pervasive that it exerts a sort of mental terror—obliging people to acquiesce to a powerfully altered version of reality?

Vienna on Tour: A New York Residency and Palm Beach Visit

Vienna on Tour: A New York Residency and Palm Beach Visit

This year’s Vienna Philharmonic U.S. tour sees memorable performances of Bruckner’s and Mahler’s Ninth Symphonies.

May 3, 2024
Resisting the Grievance Industrial Complex

Resisting the Grievance Industrial Complex

Rakib Ehsan does not deny the challenges we face, but he demonstrates that the Left’s dark view of Britain is far from warranted.

April 27, 2024
A Model of Conservative Aesthetic Aspirations: The Poetry of J.C. Scharl

A Model of Conservative Aesthetic Aspirations: The Poetry of J.C. Scharl

Scharl’s poetry reminds us of the vibrancy and relevance of our cultural tradition.

April 21, 2024
Charting a Course through Liturgical Turmoil

Charting a Course through Liturgical Turmoil

In Bound by Truth, Kwasniewski offers guidance on what Catholics ought to do when Church leaders depart from the common good.

April 20, 2024
The Kids Aren’t Alright

The Kids Aren’t Alright

In Bad Therapy, Abigail Shrier shows that far from making children healthier, therapy often causes the problems it exists to solve.

April 13, 2024
<em>Tales of Hoffmann</em> Enchants Palm Beach

<em>Tales of Hoffmann</em> Enchants Palm Beach

Palm Beach’s outgoing director, David Walker, will be sorely missed, but his legacy will live on, capped by this outstanding production of Hoffman set in the roaring ’20s.

April 9, 2024
The 9th Art: Before Blake and Mortimer: The Memorable Pulp of <em>The U Ray</em> and <em>The Fiery Arrow</em>

The 9th Art: Before Blake and Mortimer: The Memorable Pulp of <em>The U Ray</em> and <em>The Fiery Arrow</em>

The U Rayis not perfect, but it’s bursting with adventure that has inspired one of the greatest comic writers of our time.

March 30, 2024
A Grim <em>La Forza del Destino</em> for a Grim New York

A Grim <em>La Forza del Destino</em> for a Grim New York

With such a fine musical performance, it is regrettable that the subway station is the production’s most memorable image.

March 29, 2024
The Two Cities: A History of Christian Politics 

The Two Cities: A History of Christian Politics 

The ambition of Jones’ The Two Cities is to use the Augustinian framework to demonstrate an alternative to the misguided secular approach to history.

March 27, 2024
Gracchus: A New Opera to Awaken the Soul of the West

Gracchus: A New Opera to Awaken the Soul of the West

Gracchus and its conclusion represent a musical offering on the altar of our great dramatic tradition.