Blake Smith

Blake Smith is a Fulbright scholar in North Macedonia.

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Timothy Garton Ash stares directly at the camera, his mouth slightly open. He is older than in the previous photos, hair and beard now entirely gray, and he wears a burgundy scarf with a dark gray blazer.
Timothy Garton Ash stares directly at the camera, his mouth slightly open. He is older than in the previous photos, hair and beard now entirely gray, and he wears a burgundy scarf with a dark gray blazer.

Timothy Garton Ash Misunderstands Liberalism

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Blake Smith
Masks photographed in a studio
Masks photographed in a studio

Face Masks Are Our COVID-19 Memorial

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Blake Smith
Francis Fukuyama, an American political scientist and author
Francis Fukuyama, an American political scientist and author

The Secret Postmodern Radicalism of Francis Fukuyama

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Blake Smith
An illustration for Puck magazine from 1905 shows the battle against bureaucracy.
An illustration for Puck magazine from 1905 shows the battle against bureaucracy.

Only an Absolute Bureaucracy Can Save Us

Review
Blake Smith
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech after a visit to a factory of manufacturer Valeo in Etaples, near Le Touquet, northern France on May 26, 2020 as part of the launch of a plan to rescue the French car industry. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech after a visit to a factory of manufacturer Valeo in Etaples, near Le Touquet, northern France on May 26, 2020 as part of the launch of a plan to rescue the French car industry. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The Real Philosophy of Emmanuel Macron

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Blake Smith
The French philosopher and writer Bernard-Henri Lévy in Paris on Nov. 24, 1986.
The French philosopher and writer Bernard-Henri Lévy in Paris on Nov. 24, 1986.

It’s Time to Take Bernard-Henri Lévy Seriously

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Blake Smith
Jürgen Habermas
Jürgen Habermas

Why Jürgen Habermas Disappeared This article has an audio recording

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