Category: Books & Culture › American Greatness

One Angry Nation, Two Wildly Divergent Explanations

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November 29, 2021

Osnos provides no insight at all into what is really happening among those of us who see ourselves as opposing a tide of illegitimate cultural authority backed by unfounded state power.

Giving Thanks to ‘King Richard’

By Guy Shepherd

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November 27, 2021

This is the best family movie I have ever seen. What “Braveheart” is to freedom, “King Richard” is to fatherhood.

The Bay of Prigs

By Christopher Gage

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November 26, 2021

The problem with do-gooding is there’s always more good to do.

The Fragility of Life in Terrence Malick’s ‘The Tree of Life’

By Emina Melonic

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November 24, 2021

There are some things we cannot comprehend, and yet it is only human to ask questions, even if we are not using words.

Mixing Satire and Horror to Lampoon Our Woke Present and Future

By Bruce Oliver Newsome

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November 17, 2021

Few novels can claim to be both satirical and horrific—and be thought-provoking in both genres.

What Happened to James Bond?

By Matthew Boose

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November 15, 2021

If this is a sign of which way the series is moving, 007 should surrender his “license to kill” for good.

Why Trump’s ‘Sudden Zen’ Strategy Foundered

By Mark Anthony

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November 13, 2021

China’s sins grow deadlier by the day, sapping America’s strength. Peter Navarro reveals why in his new memoir of his time in the Trump White House.

The Emptiness of ‘Finch’

By Emina Melonic

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November 9, 2021

In yet another sign of our artistically arid times, “Finch” gives us no glimpse into human nature or soul, and all attempts at it are extremely simplistic.

How the 2020 Election Was Rigged

By Bruce Oliver Newsome

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October 31, 2021

Next time someone caricatures evidence of voting irregularities as a conspiracy theory, throw the book at them—Mollie Hemingway’s book.

Drinking Problems

By Christopher Gage

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October 27, 2021

Enraged by those with the ability to laugh and to think, the new Puritans wish to cancel comedy.

H. P. Lovecraft’s Weird Tales of Lost Souls

By Emina Melonic

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October 26, 2021

Lovecraft was a deeply philosophical writer, and his stories prove that probing into human consciousness can lead into the dark abyss that may or may not look back into us.

The Nauseous Canary Attends the Premiere of ‘Be Our Guest’

By Ruben Cueto

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October 26, 2021

Come on in, folks. Take a selfie. What’s the worst that could happen?

‘Squid Game’ Unveils the Reality of South Korea and the Frightening Alternative

By Edward Chang

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October 22, 2021

The irony in Squid Game’s success is that it flips the script on the narrative of South Korea’s cultural influence.

PBS, DNA, and the Truth About America

By Lloyd Billingsley

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October 21, 2021

“Finding Your Roots” is not entirely accurate or inclusive.

Erasing Humanity in the Quest for Power

By Emina Melonic

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October 19, 2021

James Whale’s 1933 film adaptation of “The Invisible Man” is a powerful reminder of how much we need to see our own humanity to be fully human.

Fall TV Guide

By Lloyd Billingsley

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October 16, 2021

If only comics and satirists had the courage of Dave Chappelle.

Art Under Peer Pressure

By Roger Kimball

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October 16, 2021

If Jasper Johns can be said to have “redefined the art of our time,” it is because of the steady pressure that the growing embrace and exaltation of his work has exerted on contemporary taste.

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

By Robert Curry

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October 14, 2021

“The Way Back” will enable you to understand by experience the self-evidence of the founders’ truth.

Happy Birthday, P.G. Wodehouse!

By Mike Kerrigan

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October 14, 2021

Wodehouse never needed to point out that “simile” and “I smile” are anagrams. His writing, all sweetness and light, did that for him.

Post-Truth, Social Justice, and the Trans-American Way

By Bill Asher

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October 13, 2021

The history of Superman is strong because it is simple. Less simple is the will to resist those who would modernize history to the point of absurdity.