Liberties Journal of Culture & Politics: Spring 2026

Every issue of Liberties brings more of the different. With stylish, controversial essays and new poetry from leading writers, Liberties is for readers who are serious about staying curious.
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 for readers who refuse to choose between culture and politics. The print journal, published quarterly, brings together voices that rarely share the same page -- from Nobel laureates Louise Glück and Mario Vargas Llosa and Pulitzer Prize winners Paul Muldoon, Jorie Graham, Mosab Abu Toha, and Benjamin Moser to leading thinkers across culture and politics, such as Robert Kagan, Martha C. Nussbaum, and Cynthia Ozick. The result is a collection of writing about today worth rereading tomorrow.

Author: Michael Grunwald,Assaf Sharon,Oksana Forostyna
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Liberties Journal
Published: 04/28/2026
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9798992201024
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