The New Criterion

Roger Kimball, Editor and Publisher of The New Criterion, discusses highlights in this month’s issue and reads from its opening pages.

Dominic Green & James Panero discuss Green’s recent essay on writing, and on English style, which appeared in the February 2018 issue of The New Criterion.

Associate Editor Eric C. Simpson and music critic Jay Nordlinger discuss their highlights for the second half of the 2017–18 music season in New York. Lead-in/lead-out music: J. S. Bach, Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin, performed by Eric C. Simpson. Image by Nils Olander via Creative Commons

Marco Grassi & James Panero discuss Grassi’s recent essay on the life and work of E. V. Thaw, which will appear in the February 2018 issue of The New Criterion.

Michael J. Lewis & James Panero discuss Lewis’s recent essay on the life and work of Vincent Scully, which appeared in the January 2018 issue of The New Criterion. https://www.newcriterion.com/issues/2018/1/vincent-joseph-scully-19202017

“Populism and its critics” brought together preeminent conservative thinkers from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss the rise of President Donald Trump, Brexit, and the overarching populist movements that enabled both. James Piereson concludes the first section of the conference with a presentation titled “Why populism fails.”

The continuation of "Populism and its critics," a joint conference hosted by The New Criterion and the Social Affairs Unit. Presentations include: “The political crisis of our times: the dire implications of democratization in the 
twenty-first century,” by Jeremy Black “Is it a free country? Transatlantic misunderstandings about populism,” by Daniel Johnson

“Populism and its critics” brought together preeminent conservative thinkers from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss the rise of President Donald Trump, Brexit, and the overarching populist movements that enabled both. The second session begins with remarks by Michael Mosbacher from The Social Affairs Unit. It continues with a presentation titled “Populists & the past: lessons from the Roman, Venetian & Dutch Republics,” by Douglas Carswell.

“Populism and its critics” brought together preeminent conservative thinkers from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss the rise of President Donald Trump, Brexit, and the overarching populist movements that enabled both. The first part of the conference, hosted by The New Criterion and the Social Affairs Unit, features an introduction by The New Criterion editor Roger Kimball. Introductory presentations include: “How should conservatives respond to the populism challenge?” by George Nash “Governance: populism meets reality,” by Andrew C. McCarthy

Associate Editor Eric C. Simpson and music critic Jay Nordlinger discuss their picks for the first half of the 2017–18 New York music and opera season. Intro/extro: Variations on "The Last Rose of Summer" by H. W. Ernst, performed by Eric C. Simpson. Image by Nils Olander via Creative Commons

David Pryce-Jones and James Panero discuss "Miłosz Among the Ruins," David's essay from the September 2017 issue of The New Criterion. https://www.newcriterion.com/issues/2017/9/milosz-among-the-ruins-8799

Roger Kimball, Editor and Publisher of The New Criterion, traces the rise of populism in the United States and abroad in this lecture at The Heritage Foundation.

James Panero & David Yezzi discuss the 2017 poetry issue; a reading by Poetry Prize winner John Foy by The New Criterion

New Criterion Associate Editor Eric C. Simpson and music critic Jay Nordlinger preview New York's spring 2017 season. Intro/extro: Fuga from J. S. Bach's Sonata in C major for solo violin, performed by Eric C. Simpson.

The architect George Knight describes the vision and process behind his firm's renovation of the Yale Center for British Art.

The art historian Michael J. Lewis discusses the evolution of museum architecture.

The historian Bruce Cole advocates a separation between the worlds of art appreciation and community organizing.

The art critic Karen Wilkin praises the merits of simple museum displays and a contemplative approach to art art works.

The Wall Street Journal art critic Eric Gibson describes the way postmodernism reshaped the character of museums.

Executive Editor James Panero discusses the character and trends of contemporary art museums.