The purpose of Ripostejournal is to inform and entertain readers, and by way of Guest Columns, to share views and experiences. We welcome unsolicited guest columns of general interest, particularly those based on personal experience but ask those submitting material to refer to the statement of purpose on the Submissions page.

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Current articles
Summaries of the most recent columns published in Riposte Journal.

Lucien Freud
An interpreter of the nude in contemporary art, Lucien Freud leans towards the uglier side of the human figure.

The Getty Experience
The Getty Museum in Malibu, a rewarding destination for art lovers, architects and gardeners alike.

The World is Flat, But It Tilts
A review of the book The World Is Flat, by Thomas Friedman, columnist, well-known public speaker and TV personality.

Short Takes

Concise updates to one or two Ripostejournal pages

from the past.

Packaged in Cuba
Recollections of a visit to one of the world's few remaining Communist states, Fidel Castro's Cuba.

Corporate Ethics - An Oxymoron
Dishonesty and graft in corporate governance - a few bad apples or an endemic disease

Private Equity
What is new and dangerous about small groups of wealthy individuals taking large corporations "private"?

Learning From the Past
A consideration of what hopes Americans and Canadians can entertain for our future tied to a description of the changes which have taken place in both countries during the last decades.

Editor's Farewell
After more than five years, it is time to call it quits . . .

Last updated
April 18th, 2008