The Hedgehog Review – Spring 2025 Preview

After Neoliberalism?

THE HEDGEHOG REVIEW (February 28, 2025): The latest issue features ‘After Neoliberalism?’ – The old order may be dying, but the shape of a new one is still unclear.

Thematic Essays

Just Another Liberalism?Blake Smith

Captives of DesireJames E. Block

There Are AlternativesDavid Ciepley

Putting (Some Kind of) Families First – Deborah Dinner

Whose Nationalism?John M. Owen IV

The Sum of Our WisdomMarilynne Robinson


Essays

Are We Really Living in a Materialist Age?Kit Wilson

Are You in Charge of Your Health?Sarah M. Brownsberger

Redeeming JealousyMarilyn Simon

The New York Times Magazine – March 2, 2025

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 3.2.25 Issue features Amanda Hess on the actress Parker Posey; David Leonhardt on Denmark’s brand of progressive politics that features strict immigration measures; Daniel Bergner on the Israeli screenwriter Yehonatan Indursky; and more.Read this issue

How an Anguished Mother Became Netanyahu’s Fiercest Foe

Einav Zangauker, whose son is captive in Gaza, has made herself an enemy of the Israeli government by advocating relentlessly for a hostage deal.

Timothée Chalamet Should Win an Oscar for His Oscar Campaign

Lobbying the public to attract the votes of the academy is an odd practice — but you can’t say Chalamet hasn’t excelled at it.

In an Age of Right-Wing Populism, Why Are Denmark’s Liberals Winning?

Around the world, progressive parties have come to see tight immigration restrictions as unnecessary, even cruel. What if they’re actually the only way for progressivism to flourish?

The New York Times – Friday, February 28, 2025

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Inside the Rush to Respond to Musk’s ‘What Did You Do Last Week?’ Email

Behind the scenes, cabinet secretaries compared notes as they tried to figure out how to respond to a directive from President Trump’s most powerful adviser without angering the president.

Mexico Transfers Dozens of Cartel Operatives to U.S. Custody

The handover of so many significant cartel figures was one of the most important efforts by Mexico in the modern history of the drug war to send traffickers to face charges in U.S. courts.

Republicans Gamble on a Regressive Economic Agenda

The House Republican budget plan would pair tax cuts that primarily benefit the rich with cuts to programs that help the poor.

Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95

The winner of two Oscars, he was hailed for his nuanced performances in films like “The French Connection,” “Unforgiven” and “The Royal Tenenbaums.”