Debating Estrada
C. Boyden Gray debates the Alliance for Justice’s Nan Aron on Tuesday at the Nat’l Press Club, sponsored by the Federalist Society.
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La Raza On Estrada
“The National Council of La Raza is troubled by the increasingly strident
tone of the debate over Miguel Estrada’s nomination to the U.S. Court of
Appeals. While NCLR remains neutral on the ...
Bush Arts Budget
The National Endowment for the Humanities wins, PBS does not.
Art of Deception
A fascinating collection is on display at the National Gallery of Art. There’s a mahogany clock draped in white cloth and a handful of plump black grapes. There’s a garland of ...
Conservatives At Berkeley
Time magazine has a refreshing piece on a group of Berkeley conservatives and their magazine, The
California Patriot. Last fall I had the opportunity to talk to a few of
these ...
Good News For Arts
Dana Gioia has been unanimously confirmed by the Senate to
head the National Endowment for the Arts.
Wrapping The Park
Looks like NY Mayor Bloomberg likes the idea of “Christo and Jeanne-Claude” adorning Central Park with yards of saffron fabric even if most art critics don’t. They’ll be wrapping the ...
Bonnard’s Back
When Duncan Phillips founded the Phillips Collection in 1921, his idea was to create a place where modern art mingled with the great masters of previous centuries — a place ...
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Knopf pulls the Bellesiles book Arming America.
Watts On Lott
“I hope that Senator Lott will consider, and I say this as a friend, I say this as someone who has children, who has a family, who has grandchildren – ...