{"product_id":"liberties-journal-of-culture-politics-spring-2026-paperback","title":"Liberties Journal of Culture \u0026 Politics: Spring 2026 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Grunwald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAssaf Sharon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOksana Forostyna\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiberties\u003c\/i\u003e features the world's sharpest minds for readers who are determined to stay curious. The result is a collection of writing about today worth rereading tomorrow.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiberties\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eLiberties\u003c\/i\u003e provides serious ideas and beautiful writing for readers who demand both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHAEL GRUNWALD\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and the author most recently of \u003ci\u003eWe Are Eating The Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eASSAF SHARON\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of philosophy at Tel Aviv University and a Senior Fellow at Molad: The Center for the Renewal of Israeli Democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOKSANA FOROSTYNA\u003c\/b\u003e is a Ukrainian editor, author, and translator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. E. STALLINGS\u003c\/b\u003e is an American poet, translator, and essayist. Her most recent book is \u003ci\u003eFrieze Frame: How Poets, Painters, and Their Friends Framed the Debate Around Elgin and the Marbles of the Pantheon\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRAHA SHAMS\u003c\/b\u003e is a pseudonym. This essay was translated by \u003cb\u003eFATEMEH JAMALPOUR\u003c\/b\u003e, a journalist, translator, and poet who has been living in exile from Iran for two years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROBERT RUBSAM\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, editor, and photographer. He is the co-founder and co-host of the Interval Reading Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSERGEI LEBEDEV\u003c\/b\u003e is a Russian novelist and the author most recently of \u003ci\u003eThe Lady of the Mine\u003c\/i\u003e. 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