My article on Hilton Kramer in Touchstone Magazine

I haven't had time to blog here at Montana Headlines for a long time due to a sudden and dramatic increase in workload in my day job, but I haven't been completely idle on the writing front.

Last year, after his passing, I wrote a fair amount here on MH about Hilton Kramer and his legacy at The New Criterion. I distilled a summation of my thoughts into a major feature article that I wrote about Kramer for Touchstone magazine. It recently was published, and I was happy not only to see that the editors chose it as their front cover article, but also used it as their lead online article from the current print issue (they generally only provide electronic access to a couple of articles each time).

Here is the link -- enjoy.

My review of Peace, They Say in Touchstone

As I mentioned when I reviewed Jay Nordlinger's fine book Peace, They Say here on Montana Headlines, that review was essentially half of the original draft of my review. I pared that draft down for submission to Touchstone magazine, and used the cuttings in the above-mentioned Montana Headlines review.

I have written a number of times over the years for Touchstone, a fine serious magazine that deals with the nexus between Christianity and culture from a traditional perspective. It includes a balance of Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant writers and editors, and for those who are interested in both Christianity and modern culture, its pages contain some thoughtful gems.

As a side-note, it is a little scary to realize that it has now been more than 20 years since my first piece appeared in its pages.

Anyway, my review was just published, and here is the link -- enjoy!