commerce
Google Introduces Encryption by Default, Protecting User Data

Quickly following the lead of Apple, Inc., Google has announced that it too will encrypt i...

economicspolicy
Scottish Referendum Shows Fascist Tendencies of British Elites, UK Libertarian Writes

The strong connection between progressive elitism and fascism, noted a few years ago by Jo...

commerce
Apple’s New Security Policy Is Great News for iPhone, iPad Users

Apple Corp. last night announced that it is implementing a new security protocol that will...

mysteries
Well Worth Watching: Lewis and Hathaway Return to PBS ‘Masterpiece Mystery’

U.S. fans of the UK TV mystery series Inspector Lewis take heart and heed: Oxford poli...

music
Campbell Documentary Celebrates Country Artist

As a country musician, Glen Campbell wasn't widely known, among the general audience, for...

journalism
Comedian-Turned-Pundit Branded as Poseur

I enjoyed Rod Liddle's recent article in the UK Spectator (a terrific magazine) for its...

commerce
HBO, Showtime Comments Portend Ominous Scenario for Cable/Satellite Companies

As TV viewers increasingly move to online programming sources such as Netflix, Hulu, and...

journalism
FOX News Increases Viewership, Has Third-Highest Primetime Cable Audience in Choice Demo

Media analysts correctly claim that the TV news media have been losing audience in recent...

people
Joan Rivers: A Little Heroine

Comedienne Joan Rivers died yesterday at the age of 81, after a medical procedure to repai...

manners-and-morals
Crowding Out Common Courtesy

In his latest Boston Globe column, Jeff Jacoby argues that a misplaced emphasis on indiv...

movies
Battle of Houdinis Begins Tonight: History Channel vs. Classic-Era Hollywood

History Channel's four-hour miniseries Houdini, about the celebrated American stage magic...

art-and-architecture
Art, Architecture, and the Sacred

Writing at NewGeography.com, Dallas architect Julien Meyrat explains why modern architect...

literature-2
Melville Davisson Post’s Mysteries: Relief for Those Weary of Excessive Darkness

Many readers find modern genre fiction to be excessively "dark" and depressive, and for go...

economicspolicy
Stossel: End the EPA

Award-winning journalist John Stossel is devoting his program tonight on the Fox Business ...

books
An Above-Average Superhero Story

Duncan MacMaster is the proprietor of The Furious D Show, one of the most interesting mo...

culture101
Can the Romantic Drama Be Rescued?

A popular film genre that has seldom received much respectful attention from critics and s...

economicspolicy
The Origin of Specious Thinking: Public Schools

Writing in Canon and Culture, Prof. Colin Garbarino of Houston Baptist University poses a...

television
Marathon Celebrates Quarter-Century of ‘The Simpsons’

Fire up your DVR, and be prepared to make some tough choices: the FXX Network begins its S...

economicspolicy
Don’t Fear the Data-Reaper?

Two articles today show how the Internet economy tends to be like the overall economy but ...

economicspolicy
Bogie, Bacall, and Communism

Paul Kengor, one of the top contemporary experts on the infiltration of the United State...

movies
Despite Flaws, D’Souza Doc Is Interesting and Important

Writing in the American Spectator, James Bowman finds some things to like about Dinesh ...

movies
The Tragic Implications of Comedian Robin Williams’s Suicide

The death by suicide of actor-comedian Robin Williams will undoubtedly set loose a torr...

mysteries
Court Rebukes Doyle Heirs for Greed and Extortion

In a long-overdue victory for common sense and freedom of expression, the U.S. Court of ...

movies
Costner’s Self-Financed ‘Black and White’ Tackles Controversial Issues

Kevin Costner's new film, Black and White, appears destined to create much controversy, ...

manners-and-morals
Columnist: Panhandlers Are Stingy

Writing in the Indianapolis Star, attorney and political commentator Abdul-Hakim Shabazz t...

manners-and-morals
Dungy Defended, Media Blasted

Addressing the media "fertilizer storm" over former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapol...

television
‘True Blood’ Producers Failed in Bid to Embarrass Palin

The producers of the HBO TV series True Blood, who have made their show into a long-term, ...

movies
The Real (but Limited) Appeal of James Garner’s Antiheroes

Next Monday, Turner Classic Movies presents a special tribute to the late James Garner, w...

culture101
It’s No Mystery Why Culture Talk Has Become So Belligerent

In an essay that more properly belongs in the newspaper's "Duh!" section (which doesn't ...

manners-and-morals
Updated: Oldman Denounces Hollywood Political Correctness, Hypocrisy

The acclaimed actor and self-described libertarian Gary Oldman comes out with guns blazi...

commerce
Hillary’s Literary Flop: Another Reason for Democrats to Hate Free Markets

Hillary Clinton's memoir, Hard Choices, has failed the one test even the Obama White H...

uncategorized
Actor Morgan Freeman: Economic Inequality Has Nothing to Do with Race

"Why would race have anything to do with it?" Freeman asks. "Stick your mind to what you w...

culture-and-economics
Kickstarter Gives in After Successful Crowdfunding of Gosnell Film at Indiegogo

The online crowdfunding site Kickstarter has been brought to heel by documentary filmmak...