Mahmoud Abbas Praises Russia and Bashes the U.S.—against His Own Interests
Biting the hand that feeds the Palestinians.
October 24, 2022
To One of the 20th Century’s Greatest Jewish Art Critics, Religion Was Never Far Off
Hilton Kramer believed art must be moral—but not political.
At the beginning of his long and fruitful career, the critic and essayist Hilton Kramer (1928–2012) was very close with the largely Jewish circle of writers known as the New York intellectuals. A great defender of modern art—he admired especially Picasso, Matisse, and Kandinksy—Kramer was also a fierce critic of what he saw as the excesses of such later figures as Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock. He was also a dedicated anti-Communist and, later in life, an opponent of the sorts of political correctness that would now be labeled “woke.” In a careful consideration of Kramer’s work, Brian Allen analyzes the role played by religion and ethics:
October 24, 2022
How the U.S. Can Help the Iranian People While Preventing a Nuclear Crisis
A free Iran wouldn’t pose a strategic threat.
Is the Natural-Gas Deal with Lebanon Good for Israel?
It brings the U.S. back to the region, without Jerusalem giving up natural resources.
John Steinbeck’s Confused Hebrew
Timshel.
To One of the 20th Century’s Greatest Jewish Art Critics, Religion Was Never Far Off
Hilton Kramer believed art must be moral—but not political.