Liberties Journal of Culture & Politics
Spring 2026
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In the Spring 2026 issue, Michael Grunwald reveals the only way to help the climate now; Assaf Sharon explores the religious turn in the new authoritarianism; Oksana Forostyna on Ukraine's mysterious language of belonging; A. E. Stallings on poetic inspiration; Raha Shams from the streets of Tehran; Robert Rubsam conjures the spooky genius of the Brothers Quay; Sergei Lebedev analyzes the disfigurements of wartime Russia; Ian Buruma on art and evil; David A. Bell laments the decline of the book review; Adam Plunkett meets Frost and Milton in the woods; John Summers on autism and the healthcare system from hell; Gerald Howard excavates Tom Wolfe's homework; Mitchell Abidor resurrects the original Dreyfusard; Margo Gontar on tea and drones in Kyiv; Robert Stewart on the etiquette of the farm; Sarah Rodriguez considers obscurity and the novel; Celeste Marcus takes a fresh look at Egon Schiele; Leon Wieseltier on love, reason, and the crisis of the Jews; and new poetry from Mary Jo Salter and Peg Boyers.
Liberties is the premier journal of culture and politics that also publishes new works online weekly and hosts lively events dedicated to thinking carefully about art and ideas. United only by a commitment to advancing the humanities and the democratic process, Liberties provides serious ideas and beautiful writing for readers who demand both.
Michael Grunwald
Michael Grunwald is the bestselling author of two widely acclaimed books, The Swamp and The New New Deal. He's a former staff writer for The Washington Post, Time, and POLITICO and winner of the George Polk Award for national reporting, the Worth Bingham Award for investigative reporting, and many other journalism prizes. He lives in Miami.
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Assaf Sharon
Assaf Sharon is Professor of Philosophy at Tel Aviv University. Cofounder and Senior Fellow at Molad: The Center for the Renewal of Israeli Democracy, he has written for the New York Review of Books, Boston Review, and Liberties.
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David A Bell
David A. Bell is the Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professor in the Era of North Atlantic Revolutions and Director of the Shelby Cullom Davis Center at Princeton University. He is the author most recently of Men on Horseback: The Power of Charisma in The Age of Revolution.
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Gerald Howard
Gerald Howard is a retired book editor whose essays and reviews have appeared in a variety of publications. He is currently working on a biographical study of the editor and critic Malcolm Cowley.
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