Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Sunday reading on nybooks.com: Paul Krugman on Robert Reich’s Saving Capitalism,Christopher de Bellaigue on Turkey under Erdoğan, Richard Holmes on William Blake, andDrew Gilpin Faust on John Hope Franklin and race in America.   SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS Challenging the Oligarchy Paul Krugman Anyone hoping for a reversal of the spiral of inequality has to answer two questions. First, what policies do you think would do the trick? Second, how would you get the political power to make those policies happen?   ADVERTISEMENT   The Sultan of Turkey Christopher de Bellaigue Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s reading of the electorate has been masterful, but he lacks the magnanimity that is essential for effective leadership. He is all too willing to behave like the wrathful “sultan” depicted by his critics.   The Greatness of William Blake Richard Holmes It has to be remembered that Blake was almost completely forgotten at the time of his death in 1827. Only only four copies ofMilton were printed in his lifetime, and only five of his tortured, apocalyptic masterworkJerusalem.   ADVERTISEMENT   John Hope Franklin: Race and the Meaning of America Drew Gilpin Faust Franklin unearthed reams of new facts—facts no one had bothered to look for previously, facts buried in archives, newspapers, government records, facts no historian had searched for until history decided black lives mattered.   Also in the Holiday Issue: Fintan O’Toole on Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Thomas Powers on Custer, Martin Filler on Albert Speer, Cass Sunstein on Mina Crandon, and much more   FILM J. Hoberman: Anthology Film Archives marks Jack Smith’s 83rd birthday with aseries of movies that the late performance artist-filmmaker designated as his favorites.(New York)   ART Jenny Uglow: Weeks since I saw the remarkable show ofJean-Étienne Liotard’s portraits, I’m still puzzling over the nature of the Swiss-French painter’s charm and strength. (London)