I may not be a neocon anymore, but I've decided that when it comes to the arts, it is quite uncool to turn anywhere other than neoconservative opinion. This applies to such publications as the Wall Street Journal and the New Criterion. I suppose it would also apply to the National Review, tho' that's less likely seeing as it's strictly a journal of opinion. Still, better than the New Republic, I should think. Or no? I don't. There may be some sort of split here -- if it's got politics right, it doesn't have the arts right, and vice-a versa.
The Nation is a liberal journal. (What -- socialist? Marxist? Can you believe this shit?)
[EDIT: I'm totally socialist now. ? I just don't(can't) let it define my identity.]
The New Republic is a moderate journal. (Generally considered neoliberal I suppose.) Perhaps center-left is better terminology.
The National Review is a conservative journal. (Also, nowadays neocon, but with a trad streak, though not to be found in Jonah Goldberg's columns.)
More outre would be the various Communist, anarchist (such as Anarchy: A Journal of Desire Armed, which depending on its stance could be considered to be on the left or simply not on there at all) and paleoconservative (up-and-coming category, including the new- [American Conservative] and the old-fashioned [Chronicles]...it isn't fair to say that this movement is indebted to Hayek, but it is).
Also established, and not outre at all, are the neo-libertarian (as opposed to paleo-libertarian, which is frequently indistinguishable from paleocon...I suppose the latter is who writes in print and the former is who writes on the Internet) -- Reason, and the neoconservative (Commentary, The Weekly Standard, etc.).
But what I was saying was that I look for my arts coverage in the conservative world, I guess.
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