‘America’s Front Porch’: When Georgetown was Great
When young people are surrounded by friendships, love, great music and, yes, beer, it is a powerful antidepressant and
cure for loneliness.
cure for loneliness.
The Lost Bardo of Bill Kristol
He now seems to be someone who missed a chance to grow up and gain some wisdom, gravitas, and self-reflection.
A Once-Controversial Story Now Appears Conservative
A classic Judy Blume novel, now a major motion picture, offers audiences a surprising message in the face of today’s
gender madness.
gender madness.
Films on Film Get Into Your Soul in a Way Digital Movies Don’t
Somehow film is able to get deeper into your soul, making the world look different when the lights go up.
Emily Brontë: This Year’s Coolest Superhero?
The media is filled with endless content about how bad today’s films are and the glut of superhero nonsense. “Emily” is a ravishing and real alternative.
The 1980s on Trial
Before iPhones and the internet and Twitter and outrage culture, there was an understanding that beneath the veneer of civilization was something wild, dangerous, and joyful.
Balenciaga’s Child Porn Advocacy: an Echo of Tony Podesta’s Disturbing Art Collection
Unable to outrage the American middle class with modern art, the Left descends into nihilism and pornography.
Surrender: Or Why I Will Always Love Bono
Bono might not be Jesus, but he re-introduced me to Him.
Leftists Have Become the Toothless Rednecks in ‘Deliverance’
The end of the aspirational sectors of culture—highbrow, middlebrow, and lowbrow—has come, with a kind of ubiquitous, bland, liberal populism to replace it.
Unserious Moonlight
David Bowie was the glorious product of a classical Western education, but a new documentary traffics in clichés.
The True Jackie Robinson
In the MLB’s and media’s coverage of the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s major league debut, there is much that is forgotten.
History Taught Backwards and the Education Crisis
It takes both a village and good parents to raise a child.
A Cry of Defiance Against the Deep State
Hollywood needs more people with the courage of the crew who made “My Son Hunter.”
When Culture Celebrated Men and Their Search for God
There once was respect for the third choice men faced between having a family and staying a kid: the pursuit of God.
Too Punk for Rock and Roll
Abrasive, anti-war, and over-the-top Donald Trump is probably our last punk rocker.
Beyoncé’s Awful New Album and the End of Pop Music Criticism
Artists are no longer judged by the quality of their songs. All that matters is politics and wokeness.
Honest Talk about Politics and Male Suicide
There were times during that period in the fall of 2018 when I, someone who had led a mostly happy life, was suicidal.
Why Film Noir Femme Fatales are More Accurate Than Fainting-Couch Feminists
The Kavanaugh drama was a dirty, diabolical femme fatale hit job from the start, a “Body Heat” set in D.C.
Should The Media Give Hunter Biden a Pass? Yes and No
Joe Biden’s son is fighting the addiction battle now. Because he’s a liberal, no one is going to lay a glove on him.
Can Western Cultural Literacy Make a Comeback?
Culture should not merely be passive entertainment, but an active (and often edifying) journey toward a better understanding of what it means to be human.