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Book Review

The Ethics of Creativity

by Matt Sutherland

Without further ado, can we finally set aside the excuses and get to work on a serious plan to reverse the damage caused by carbon emissions, deforestation, overpopulation, water misuse, etc.? How else to do so but to create an ethical... Read More

Book Review

The Last Amateur

by Matt Sutherland

Born the 1st of June, 1828, this restless man from Schenectady set aside a fairly promising painting career at the Hudson River School to help found the nation’s first critical art journal, The Crayon. Tall, ruggedly handsome, and... Read More

Book Review

Creating Conservatism

by Matt Sutherland

Books a movement make. Consider the state of conservatism in the United States following the Second World War. In the words of Lionel Trilling in 1950: “Liberalism is not only the dominant but even the sole intellectual tradition.”... Read More

Book Review

Pro-Life, Pro-Choice

by Matt Sutherland

Here’s an idea: let’s delete the word “abortion” from our vocabulary so as to start a more civilized conversation about how to deal with unwanted pregnancy. Both sides of the debate can begin by acknowledging areas of shared... Read More

Book Review

Ocean to Plate

by Matt Sutherland

Spicy Seared Tuna with Mint Chutney, Curried Gray Snapper Fish Balls, Lettuce-Wrapped Steamed Red Snapper with Orange Glaze, Fish Cakes with Chili Crème Fraîche, Sauteed Swordfish and Roasted Corn Salad, Grilled Mahimahi with Tomato... Read More

Book Review

Compassionate Stranger

by Matt Sutherland

After decades of misrule, mass unemployment and widespread poverty, Ireland was brought to her knees in 1845 by an invisible assailant: Phytophthora infestans, potato blight. At the time, potatoes fed two-thirds of Ireland’s 8.1... Read More

Book Review

The Peace of Blue

by Thomas BeVier

In one of Elizabeth Bishop’s poems, which Bill Belleville quotes, she wrote that Florida is “the state that floats in brackish water / held together by mangrove roots.” That sentiment serves to bolster one of his main points: that... Read More

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