The Wilson Quarterly is a news magazine of the world of ideas. Edited for an educated lay audience, The Wilson Quarterly explains and summarizes developments in serious research on politics, the environment, the social sciences, foreign affairs, history, the arts, TV and the press, economics, science and technology. The format includes major essays and reviews of current books and periodicals.

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Summary: Extraordinary
Comment: The Wilson Quarterly is probably my favorite publication. Few others are as fascinating; its diversity and intellectualism make most other magazines pale in comparison. Simply extraordinary.

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Summary: Broad scope and coverage, incredible topical review of recent books and articles
Comment: The coverage of the articles is excellent, although aimed more at social "sciences" -- you won't see much overlap between WQ and Scientific American, or National Geographic, for instance. But they delve into their topics at a satisfying depth, and come out only quarterly so you stand a chance of keeping up with your reading.

But my favorite sections are the "In Essence" periodical reviews, and the "Current Books" reviews. These will satisfy the appetite of an information glutton perfectly. Small enough that you can read every review, detailed enough that you'll know when to followup for more.

A strong recommendation for any intelligent reader, even if only for a trial run.

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Summary: Wow
Comment: Since I discovered this periodical in my campus library, I have loved it and shared the info. I enjoy the articles. I bought a book from one of the authors featured. The other day I nearly laughed out with some of the content and then went on to read a serious article in the same volume. I highly recommend it for peole who thirst for knowledge.

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Summary: Top Quality
Comment: 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.

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Summary: Organ of the Radical Center
Comment: How to characterize this magazine? It's a cross between Reader's Digest and US News and World Report, with a higher Flesch-Kincaid rating. Most of the articles read like popularizations of the output of political science departments (with a bias toward Princeton, of course). In my year's subscription, I found it a little too safe, accommodating, and middling, and I did not renew.

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