Cultural Writing. Political Studies. Essays. TOWARD SECESSION: 156 MORE POLITICAL ESSAYS FROM A FAIRLY ORTHODOX ANARCHIST-LIBERTARIAN is a new collection of critical essays from veteran artist, author, and critic Richard Kostelanetz. Kostelanetz was born in New York City in 1940 and his work has appeared in The Hudson Review, The New York Times, and Liberty magazine. He is the author of POLITICAL ESSAYS, FILM AND VIDEO: ALTERNATIVE VIEWS, MORE WORDWORKS, and 35 YEARS OF WRITING: A MEMOIR, all available at SPD.