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Liel Leibovitz
Liel Leibovitz is Editor at Large at Tablet magazine and a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute.
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New York Needs Gustavo Dudamel
The New York Philharmonic has spent years chasing politics and prestige. The celebrated conductor will bring back the one thing that matters: music.
Liel Leibovitz
The Strange Religion of the American Podcast
Candace Owens, Joe Rogan, and Theo Von aren’t just entertainers. They’re building theological universes for audiences desperate for something to believe…
Liel Leibovitz
Back When the Pulitzer Meant Something
In the years before winning the Pulitzer became an exercise in ideological performance, writers like Jimmy Breslin captured the nation’s soul.
Liel Leibovitz
Everything Is Reality TV. And Spencer Pratt Knows It.
The reality-TV villain turned mayoral candidate just used the same tactics that once made him infamous to produce one of the most effective, viral…
Liel Leibovitz
I’m Proud to Call Myself a Disney Adult
That viral Disney cruise ad is so effective for the same reason Disney remains so popular: It offers a radical vision of American life the rest of the…
Liel Leibovitz
‘One Battle After Another’ Is Irredeemable
The movie is just another sign that Hollywood has once again driven itself to total moral, artistic, and creative ruin.
Liel Leibovitz
The Met Turned a Masterpiece Into an Anti-ICE Screed
When done well, taking extreme liberties with a familiar piece of art can breathe new life into it. When done poorly, the result is. . . well, the…
Liel Leibovitz
Things Worth Remembering: Scooby-Doo and the American Ethos
For more than half a century, a cartoon dog and four teenagers have been teaching Americans a radical lesson: Evil wears a human face, and goodness is…
Liel Leibovitz
MAGA’s False Patriots
When Tucker Carlson praises Moscow and mocks Washington, it’s not just bad optics—it’s a sign that parts of the right have stopped loving this country.
Liel Leibovitz
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