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Art in a Time of Revolution

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Art in a Time of Revolution
Oil painting “Watson and the Shark,” 1778, by John Singleton Copley. The National Gallery of Art, Washington. Depicts the rescue of a cabin boy from a shark attack. Public Domain
Mark Bauerlein
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Given what is happening in Washington right now, I don’t think revolution is too strong a word. The toppling of the administrative state is a radical turn. Who can say how it will end up?

Mark Bauerlein
Mark Bauerlein
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Mark Bauerlein is an emeritus professor of English at Emory University. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Post, the TLS, and the Chronicle of Higher Education.