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Carolyn Stewart

Carolyn Stewart

Carolyn Stewart is the managing editor of American Purpose. She previously served as director of publications for the Hudson Institute, where she oversaw the editing, design, and production of policy research focusing on national security and foreign policy. Prior to that she was publications manager and press secretary for the organization. She has served in communications and fundraising roles at the National Air and Space Museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and VanderZee Gallery.

Stewart writes exhibition reviews, analysis, and commentary on art, with recent work exploring the technology and trends shaping our modern relationship with culture. Her writing has been published in American Purpose, The Bulwark, The New Criterion, Spectator World, Humanities Magazine, Technoskeptic Magazine, and The American Interest, and she has been quoted in the Washington Post, TIME Magazine, and Arts & Letters Daily.

Stewart is an alumna of AEI’s Future Leadership program, the America’s Future Writing Fellowship, and the Hertog Foundation’s Politics & Culture program. She holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree from James Madison University.

Articles and Events

Russia's Rebels
Interview

Russia's Rebels

At great personal risk, Russian dissidents are contributing their art to the Resistance and Opposition Arts Review. AP speaks with the journal's founder about what the West still gets wrong on Russia.

Linor Goralik, Carolyn Stewart
Drumstick Diplomacy

Drumstick Diplomacy

Korean fried chicken has a savory story to tell about wartime culture and the Korean diaspora.

Carolyn Stewart
The Cocktail That Won the Great War

The Cocktail That Won the Great War

From WWI to today, the French 75 stands for the resilience of the human spirit and the ability to find pleasure amidst terrible circumstances.

John Maxwell Hamilton, Carolyn Stewart
Ask Me Anything with Francis Fukuyama

Ask Me Anything with Francis Fukuyama

Dr. Francis Fukuyama answers questions ranging from geopolitics and "wokeism" to the science-fiction series Dune.

Francis Fukuyama, Carolyn Stewart
Imperfect Splendor
Art

Imperfect Splendor

Napoleonic sculptor Antonio Canova’s clay sketches reveal the passionate struggle of the creative process.

Carolyn Stewart

March 29: Why the Museum Matters ft. Daniel Weiss and Dorothy Kosinski

On March 29, 2023, Daniel H. Weiss, president and chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, author of Why the Museum Matters and Dorothy Kosinski, director emerita, Phillips Collection, joined American Purpose by Zoom to discuss the role of art museums in our culture, their challenges, including collecting

American Purpose, Carolyn Stewart
On the Frontlines of Ukraine's Cultural War
Art

On the Frontlines of Ukraine's Cultural War

A new exhibition of Ukrainian artwork conveys hope, fragility, and rage in a time of war.

Carolyn Stewart

January 9, 2023: Women in Wartime - Lessons from Ukraine with Oksana Kis, Elaine Showalter, and Sonya Michel. Moderated by Carolyn Stewart.

On January 9, 2023, American Purpose hosted a panel on Women in Wartime - Lessons from Ukraine. Is war purely "men's business"? Historians have begun to question this assertion by probing the role of women in war and popular perceptions of gender. Much of the research

American Purpose, Carolyn Stewart