On the Road to American Destiny: John Ford’s ‘Stagecoach’
Ford is the great artist whose work continues to keep the American story alive.
Books & Culture
More Dangerous Than the Old MAD
Unlike the old Mutually Assured Destruction of the Cold War era, Massive Attacks of Disruption are now a more imminent danger than traditional threats from state, non-state, and individual actors.
Dennis Hopper’s American Dreams
Hopper represents American dreams–lives lived on the photographic paper, on the celluloid, and in the American desert of desires.
Will Smith Slaps Dave Chappelle
The Left seeks to criminalize speech they disagree with, while making it acceptable to engage in physical violence whenever they want.
The Future of the Book Is the Future of Mankind
Freedom is extremely dangerous, but without it, there is no future.
The Prodigal Priest
Mark Wahlberg delivers the performance of his career in “Father Stu.”
Bored to Death on the Nile
The mummies of Egypt were never so dehumanized as Agatha Christie’s “Death on the Nile” has been crassly commercialized.
The Habit of Cultivating Mediocre Judgment
Far be it from us to forbid people to derive comfort from tacky but innocent art. But far be it also to hold persons and their works above criticism because we like their politics.
The Gift of Fire
Books are both a window and a mirror; objects made precious by reading, become the touchstones of a life.
Is Soros’ ‘Open Society’ Vision Leaving a Dark Permanent Legacy?
The billionaire financier has never been shy about his ambitions to reshape politics across the globe and especially in the West.
John Ford’s, America’s, and Lincoln’s Dignity
John Ford is not a cynic, but he’s not an idealist either.
Civilized Witchcraft
“Couples Therapy” is a perfect illustration of a culture amusing itself to death.
The View from the Cocoon
One has to wonder what kind of Beltway cocoon Continetti inhabits.
Shafarevich Revisited: Individuality and Dostoevsky’s Ant Hill
Any faultless ant hill is still infinitely less than the most flawed human being, and it is the latter that our society and institutions should empower.
Disney’s Demographic Fantasia and the ‘Underrepresentation’ Con
Anyone who loves the existing America must resist the efforts of the Imagineers at Disney and elsewhere.
The Soldier and the Nun
Some encounters force us to ask what it means not only to be a man or a woman, but a worthy human being.
The Front Row Is Over
In the moment Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, he may have killed what’s left of live comedy.
Patriotic Black Americans: Free at Last?
Replacing Martin Luther King with George Washington, the unsung hero of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, is W.B. Allen’s long-game object.
The Purgatory Between Doctorate and Professorship
The best literature is anti-woke, as Kevin McAleer’s novel demonstrates.
In Search of an American Citizen
America was built on the notion of possibility and growth rather than to become a static government that falls into tyranny and turns citizens into subjects.