A Polarizing French Philosopher Chooses War Zones Over Salons

Dan Bilefsky, The New York Times, February 28, 2023

In a new film, “Slava Ukraini,” the writer and filmmaker Bernard Henri-Lévy warns of a heavy price if the West fails to defeat Putin in Ukraine.

Wi-Fi on Planes? A ‘Disaster,’ Says Bernard-Henri Lévy

Bernard-Henri Lévy (interview), The New York Times, March 23, 2019

For a new one-man show, the French philosopher is traveling to 22 European cities this year. All he needs are books, white shirts and his current manuscript. No internet, please.

The Immortal Salman Rushdie

Bernard-Henri Lévy, The Atlantic, August 17, 2022

The attack was an outrage not only against a great and brave author but against truth and beauty themselves. It must have a ringing response.

Biography

Bernard-Henri Lévy, known most widely as a philosopher and nonfiction writer, is also a novelist, filmmaker, and playwright. He is...

In the Footsteps of Tocqueville

Bernard-Henri Lévy, The Atlantic, May 01, 2005

How does America look to foreign eyes? This year marks the bicentennial of the birth of Alexis de Tocqueville, our keenest interpreter. We asked another Frenchman to travel deep into America and report on what he found.