journalism
Scientists Present Ultimate No-Fault Divorce Theory

Study suggests tendency to unfaithfulness and divorce is genetic.  (more…)

genres
The Limits of Human Creativity—More on ‘The Dark Knight’

In a comment on our article titled "'Dark Knight' Evokes Interesting Philosophical, T...

genres
The Limits of Human Creativity—More on ‘The Dark Knight’

In a comment on our article titled "'Dark Knight' Evokes Interesting Philosophical, T...

manners-and-morals
The Legacy of George Carlin

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

books
A Book with Answers to Everything

TAC correspondent Mike Gray discovers a very unusual, interesting, and enlightening book.&...

philosophy
California Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Is More Government Coercion, Not Freedom

A California court's ruling that the state of California must approve of same-sex marriage...

commerce
Absolut Radicalism

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

movies
The Changing of the American Mind

Two crime movies based on the same play nicely illustrate the change in the mind of the Am...

movies
David Mamet Swings to the Right

TAC correspondent Michael D'Virgilio analyzes the cultural implications of the political j...

books
The Light in “Dark” Fiction

"Dark" fiction can have highly positive values behind it, writes S. T. Karnick. ...

manners-and-morals
What Kind of Culture Should We Want?

Most contemporary commentators on both left and right believe that freedom of expression a...

genres
Monk and God

In the absence of God, humans seek ultimate control over the world—and never find it...

manners-and-morals
The Cultural Hegemony of Identity Politics

In all the controversy over the Dana Jacobson issue, I suspect that it is all too easy to ...

manners-and-morals
Christmas Wisdom from Lee Harris

Lee Harris, a very intelligent man who writes thoughtful books and contributes insightful ...

commerce
“Golden Compass” Movie Opens Today

The controversial fantasy film The Golden Compass opens today in theaters across the Unite...

books
Norman Mailer and the Hipster Cataclysm

Novelist-journalist Norman Mailer has died at age 84, according to his literary executor. ...

philosophy
The Problem of Democracy

Are democracy and free markets inherently hostile to each other? That's the question Brian...

philosophy
What Is Progressivism?

The philosophically inclined blogger Pascal Fervor has recently been trying to recover the...

manners-and-morals
Twilight of Liberty

According to  Reason magazine senior editor Radley Balko in testimony before the U.S....

commerce
Defending the Indefensible, Based on Skin Color

The journalist and novelist Mark Goldblatt has frequently gone out on a limb to criticize ...

manners-and-morals
Free Will, Determinism, and Pop Culture

The central moral issue of the past century was whether a traditional (in fact, millennias...

movies
The Case for Ingmar Bergman—and Against

 Thomas Hibbs has produced a strong defense of Ingmar Bergman's works, for National R...

manners-and-morals
Penn and Willis, a Study in Contrasts

Two stories in the news vividly encapsulate the astonishing gulf between left and right to...

philosophy
Christianity on Rise in Europe

The many Americans who think atheistic, socialistic Europe is the greatest place in the wo...

omniculture
The Great Disruption—Is There Any Hope of Deliverance?

In an article ostensibly considering the literary legacy of science-fiction writer Robert ...

philosophy
Was Mill a Classical Liberal?

Short answer: Not always and in every way.The question arose when my Tech Central Station ...