Aaron MacLean is a writer and policy analyst in Washington, D.C. From 2014 to 2017 he was the managing editor of the Washington Free Beacon.
A Democratic History of Ancient Greece
Review: Josiah Ober, ‘The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece’
Standard Nautical Malpractice
Analysis: The deep shame of our response to Iran’s treatment of American sailors
Electric Andrea del Sarto
Review: Andrea del Sarto at the Frick Collection and Metropolitan Museum of Art through Jan. 10
Twister in a Trailer Park
Review: David Mamet’s ‘China Doll,’ starring Al Pacino, on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre through January 31st
Art After Alexander at the National Gallery
Review: ‘Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World,’ at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, from Dec. 13, 2015 to Mar. 20, 2016
Progress Comes to the Military
Essay: The Pentagon overrides the Marines, advances progressive agenda
It’s Not All Doom and Gloom: Holiday Book Buying for 2015
Politics, history, literature, sci-fi, fantasy, classics, and more
Philip Larkin’s Photography
Review: Richard Bradford, ‘The Importance of Elsewhere: Philip Larkin’s Photographs’
If It Ain't Baroque...
Review: Heinrich Wölfflin, 'Principles of Art History: The Problem of the Development of Style in Early Modern Art'