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35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Eclectic and Fascinating,
By Hume An (Evanston, IL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Wilson Quarterly (Magazine)
WQ is a joy to read. The writing is rich, lively, intelligent, and scholarly. It rarely, if ever, slips into jargon or staid academic writing. It's an indispensable counteragent to cabalistic, pseudo-scientific journals like Social Text. Whether you're looking for a considered look at the death penalty, a history lesson on English poor relief, or a discussion on the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein, you'll find it in WQ. How to sum up WQ? A compendium of thoughtful and engaging essays on a variety of issues germane to being human--a breath of fresh, untendentious air. My only complaint is that it only comes out 4 times a year.
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Top Quality,
By Driver9 (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Wilson Quarterly (Magazine)
The art of short non-fiction writing lives on. I have subscribed to this magazine since 1981, a very different world then, but have been consistently impressed with WQ. This magazine has always demonstrated an excellence in style, content and quality of writing. My favorite is that it has reviews of other magazine articles, something I always look forward to. If controversy or an edge is what you are looking for, this may not be your cup of soup. But if you are looking for a condensed and concise article on a subject you may know nothing about, coming away feeling just a little bit more informed about the world, I can't think of a better source.
46 of 57 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
fair and informative,
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This review is from: The Wilson Quarterly (Magazine)
There are so many news and commentary magazines out there, so which one should the curious reader pick? Perhaps the TIME-NEWSWEEK-U.S. NEWS trifecta? Or perhaps a more serious subscription to THE NATIONAL REVIEW, THE WEEK, THE NATION, THE ECONOMIST, THE AMERICAN PROSPECT, THE AMERICAN SPECTATOR, or another smaller-circulation journal? Personally, my vote goes to THE WILSON QUARTERLY. This periodical, amazingly, seems to carry no hidden agenda. No spins or propaganda--just fair, well-informed, and well-balanced reporting and analysis. The reading, more on political topics than cultural ones (i.e., don't expect pieces from NEW YORKERs and ATLANTICs), follows in the same in-depth reporting tradition of related journals, such as the equally thick-volumed FOREIGN AFFAIRS, BRILL'S CONTENT, and the slimmer HARVARD INTERNATIONAL REVIEW, featuring substantial articles on important current national and world events. The style is not so scholarly as to require a degree in political science to comprehend, but neither is it so watered-down that you will find yourself reading the journal in the bathroom, along with PEOPLE and ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY. So whereas the ultra-conservative set may take bow-tie shopping tips from Tucker Carlson and his fellow writers at THE WEEKLY STANDARD, and liberal dullards may continue to leaf daily through USA TODAY as if it were the paragon of journalistic culture, the independent mind may rely on THE WILSON QUARTERLY for his or her source of news, commentary, and expert analysis.
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