Free Beacon Arts, Culture & Opinion

A Tale of Two City-States

REVIEW: 'Athens and Sparta: The Rivalry That Shaped Ancient Greece' by Adrian Goldsworthy

How a Strongman Stays in Power

REVIEW: ‘From Life Itself: Turkey, Istanbul, and a Neighborhood in the Age of Erdoğan’ by Suzy Hansen

Life Lessons from Lamar

REVIEW: ‘The Education of a Senator: From JFK to Trump’ by Lamar Alexander

The Case for Israel

Why Peace in Armenia Matters—And Why Trump Deserves Some Credit

REVIEW: ‘Disclosure Day’

It’s Spielberg’s first movie-of-the-week in a half century!

The Platner Playbook

When America Declared Itself

REVIEW: ‘National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America’ by Michael Auslin

Harvard’s Slide into Stupidity

REVIEW: ‘Where Harvard Went Wrong: Fifty Years of Commentary that Fell on Deaf Ears’ by Harvey C. Mansfield

Royally Screwed

REVIEW: ‘Behind Closed Doors: The Tragic, Untold Story of the Duchess of Windsor’ by Hugo Vickers