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Sep 13, 2023 · It’s long been an open secret in media circles that Peretz is gay, but The Controversialist represents his first public acknowledgment of this fact. He identifies as “gay” throughout the book, from his early adolescence on, and makes periodic reference to the swirl of rumors.
Jul 11, 2023 · Through his examination of the personalities, not least his own, at the center of the events that have defined the postwar and neoliberal decades, Peretz makes a rich and compelling argument for the ideals that have been the focus of his liberalism, democracy, and Zionism.
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Dec 6, 2023 · A major reason your reviewer launched the Parkview Institute was to act as a “controversialist” on the right, to challenge increasingly hardened views on the right about China, TikTok ...
Oct 2, 2023 · “The Controversialist” is well-written, chewy with anecdote and often very funny. It is hard to sound like yourself when you are writing, but Peretz manages to do so.
Sep 13, 2023 · The Controversialist is candid, vivid, wise, self-aware, and funny, almost always intentionally so. As a portrait of ‘80s-era Washington, the days of High Reaganism and the New Republic’s greatest moment, it is matched only by Peggy Noonan’s heretofore matchless memoir What I Saw at the Revolution.
Jun 19, 2023 · The Controversialist: Arguments with Everyone, Left Right and Center by Martin Peretz Wicked Son, 386 pp. After he acquired the venerable liberal publication for $380,000 in 1974, Peretz, an...
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Jul 11, 2023 · Peretz is indeed a "controversialist" and given that, his humanity, his self-reflectiveness, and his blunt honesty about his own mistakes, missteps, and misgivings is inspiring. The stupidity of people dismissing him as a hard-right apologist and bigot tells its own kind of sad story.
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