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Wheels Within Wheels: Not One-World Government but “The One-World Company”

"Everybody wants to rule the world." So goes the song. But could there be super-powerful, ...

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Are You Number Six — or Number One?

Ed Driscoll triggers some nostalgia for Baby Boomers with a posting on the PJ Lifestyle we...

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What’s the Difference Between a Riot and a Revolution?

In the aftermath of the recent British and American disturbances, Burt Prelutsky enlighten...

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55 Reasons Why Carbon Dioxide Is Good for the World

Carbon dioxide (CO2) has been designated as an atmospheric pollutant and a threat to life...

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‘Annie’ and Myths About the Great Depression

In a recent posting by Steven Horwitz on the Coordination Problem weblog, the author shows...

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The Collapsing Old Order

In his review of Murray Rothbard's Egalitariansim As a Revolt Against Nature, Andy Duncan ...

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Sometimes You Have to Draw Folks a Picture — The U.S. Debt Visualized

Go here and take a gander.    

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Technical Difficulties

As you will have noticed if you've visited in the past few days, The American Culture has ...

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London Burning: The Apotheosis of Statism

By now we’re all well-informed of the widespread rioting and looting in Britain. But th...

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Bertrand’s ‘Back on Murder’: Christian Mystery in the Big Leagues

By Lars Walker Those of us who read both secular and Christian fiction tend to employ a...

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Need a Laugh?

Below are some short videos you might enjoy: THE AWKWARD SITUATION ROOM (1 minute 38 seco...

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Wisdom from Vladimir (!) on the Debt Deal

Of all people: "The current deal struck by U.S. lawmakers will not solve the underlying is...

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Goldberg Is Mad As Hell, and He’s Not Going to Take It

It’s not often that a respected publication runs an article title such as “To Hell wit...

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“The Danger of Agenda Politics Applied to Pseudoscience”

It's bad enough we're blinded by science, but it's worse when it's junk science: Countless...

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Such a Deal . . . Public Sees Fraud Behind Progressives’ Grand Bargain

By Warren Moore One of the arguments a liberal friend of mine likes to use is that large ...

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The Polished Menace of Eric Ambler

By Shmuel Ben-Gad Spy stories are, at least sometimes, a secular equivalent of ghost st...

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‘Cowboys & Aliens’ Mashup Notable for Flaws, Saving Graces

By S. T. Karnick The general rule for mixed-genre fictions is not that you can expect to ...

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How the “Soft Left” Encourages the “Hard Right”

By Mike Gray Has the situation in Europe already reached a point of no return? In failing...

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‘The Days of Laméch’ — A Preview

For an idea of how extensive, comprehensive, and just plain fascinating Jon Saboe's latest...

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A Tax Is a Tax Is a Tax Is …

The awful truth is that this country has been grossly mismanaged for decades. The Great Re...

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Graphic Insults: How Regulation Is Strangling the Economy

By Mike Gray — well, the insults to our intelligence from people who have vested politi...

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Supermind Hearts Socialism

Is it advisable for one who is not an expert on economic and social issues to express view...

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‘Necessary Roughness’ Is Another USA Network Success

By S. T. Karnick Although other program providers garner more awards, critical accol...

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Elizabeth Daly: One of the Last, and Best, of Golden Age Mystery Writers

Blessings be upon Felony and Mayhem Press (http://www.felonyandmayhem.com), which is curre...

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Legal Challenge to New York’s Same-Sex Marriage Law

"Back room tactics were rampant in the passage of this law. New York law requires that the...

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The Totemic President

Obama, you see, is our nemesis. He is a totem, the logical manifestation of a warped media...

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Here Comes the Night, Second Installment

The tube station lights flickered in a flourescent dance among the faces of those waiting ...

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“Altamont Augie:” Talkin’ About My Generation

By Lars Walker Will this book have the same visceral effect on other readers as it does ...

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Attacks on Bachmann’s Husband Just Latest Example of the Double Standard of Contemporary Political Rhetoric

Political rhetoric in the United States has always been feverish and low on scruples. That...

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The Crackpot Murderer in His Own Words

"As for the Church and science, it is essential that science takes an undisputed precedenc...

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Robert E. Howard’s Puritan Pulp Hero

I grew up reading both comic books and stories about various pulp fiction heroes.  My fav...

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Amy – Whatcha Gonna Do?

And so it has come to pass that Amy Winehouse has joined the 27 Club. Other members incl...

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Captain America: Exceptional Movie for an Exceptional Nation

I’m not a comic book kind of guy, but I’ve seen a few turned into movies. Captain Amer...