omniculture
Rush, the Rams, and Crying Racism

 For daring to be part of a group bidding for the NFL's St. Louis Rams, Rush Limbaugh...

omniculture
License, The Illusion of Liberty, Turns into Tyranny

   Throwing off all moral conventions, the counterculture believers of the ...

manners-and-morals
Rise of ‘Good Girl’ Culture Shows Value of Liberty, Ideals

     The rise of "good girls" in the culture is a natur...

omniculture
It’s Official: Obama HATES the Suburbs

     President Obama is a snob who looks down his nose at those w...

omniculture
Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty – Pt. 2:

Daniel Crandall continues his important discussion about the primacy of culture in the dir...

omniculture
Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty – Pt. 1

Daniel Crandall argues that limited government is not just a matter of politics (more&he...

genres
The Toxic Philosophy Behind ‘Quirky’ Film(s)

     Charming, quirky films such as Away We Go aren't always as i...

commerce
Letterman Sex ‘Joke’ Exemplifies Socialist Stranglehold on Public Discourse

     Recent controversies over sex "jokes" exemplify th...

books
Zombie Culture and the March of Socialism

   Yes, vampires are still a hot media commodity, but zombies are vying to ...

genres
Web ‘Superbrain’ Predicted ‘House’ Plot Surprise

Last night's episode of the Fox Network medical-mystery series House included a Big Event ...

mysteries
“Eleventh Hour’ Outdoes TV News on Stem Cell Debate

An episode of CBS-TV's mystery series Eleventh Hour entered the debate over stem cell...

manners-and-morals
New Essay Refutes Fantasy of Life Without Limits

A new essay by S. T. Karnick outlines and refutes "the American fantasy that both ind...

books
PBS Dickens Adaptation Politicizes and Vulgarizes Classic Novel

   The latest PBS Masterpiece Classics adaptation of Charles Dickens's clas...

books
‘Last Templar’ Shows Value of Cultural Freedom

         NBC's miniseries The Last Templar is an i...

commerce
‘Village Voice’ Layoffs Exemplify Decline of Mainstream Counterculture

Continuing the beneficial meltdown of the mainstream media, including bastions of the erst...

manners-and-morals
The Exemplary Butkus

By S. T. Karnick  The quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers tend to ge...

commerce
Che Movie; Palin Haters; New Number 1 on TV

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genres
TNT’s Latest ‘Librarian’ Movie Premieres Tonight

    TNT's Librarian film series is highly enjoyable entertainment with...

manners-and-morals
Intolerant Homosexual Activists Force Resignation of LA Film Festival Director

     A film festival director has been forced to resign his posit...

commerce
New AC/DC Album to Be Sold Only at Wal-Mart and Band’s Website

   AC/DC's forthcoming album, Black Ice, won't be available as a legal musi...

books
Revelations: Communitarianism, the NEA, Detective Fiction

    Anti-communitarianism, the National Education Association, and wha...

manners-and-morals
Brand Flops Before MTV Audience, Rebuked by Jordin Sparks

Embarrassing performance by MTV Video Music Awards host exemplifies intolerance of smug se...

commerce
Transgender TV

Homosexual activists are applauding the rapidly increasing numbers of "transgender&qu...

manners-and-morals
Yes, There Really Is a World Air Guitar Championship….

A new competition proves Americans aren't the only ones with too much time on our hands.&n...

manners-and-morals
A Tale of Two Romances in Primetime TV

Two episodes of TV drama series on the same night showed a mature, thoughtful understandin...

commerce
Chinese Artists Call for More Freedom, Citing ‘Kung Fu Panda’

Chinese artists are calling for less govenment control over culture—thanks to a cart...

commerce
Making the Case for Censorship

Arguments over censorship tend to concentrate on it as a national issue, when there's real...

manners-and-morals
The Legacy of George Carlin

The comedian George Carlin should be remembered for his silly humor, not his politics.&nbs...

manners-and-morals
Flabby Action Hero Wins Big at Weekend Box Office

Kung Fu Panda won the box-office race in its opening weekend. Here's a clue why.  (...

commerce
Miley Cyrus, Unprotected Celebrity

The embarrassing Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair photo shows the value of public relations people&...

commerce
Absolut Radicalism

A new ad campaign for Absolut vodka shows open hatred for the United States.  (more...

omniculture
Why Academe Leans Left—And What Can Be Done About It

TAC correspondent Michael D'Virgilio points out that the American right has abdicated real...

manners-and-morals
Attacks on Mexican Emos Reflect Nation’s Fundamental Social Problems—and Political Causes Behind Them

Roving gangs of young men in Mexico are beating and terrorizing teenage boys who like &quo...