philosophy
The Dismaying Distance Between Ideas and Reality

    Intellectuals of all political persuasions are subject to the eter...

commerce
Mainstream Print Media Continue Declines in Circulation, Ad Revenues

       The decline and fall of the mainstream print med...

philosophy
‘The City’ Is Welcome New Bastion of Intellectual Liberality

        The new journal The City is a welcome addi...

commerce
‘Four Christmases’ Stays Strong, Audiences Begin to Sour on ‘Milk’

   U.S. movie audiences are ignoring the critics—wisely—writes ...

genres
TNT’s ‘Leverage’ Shows Promise

     TNT"s new series, Leverage, starring Timothy Hutton, is...

genres
TNT’s Latest ‘Librarian’ Movie Premieres Tonight

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

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Crunchy Con Artist

     "Let them eat granola!" says "crunchy conserv...

commerce
Extortion Against eharmony Erodes Everybody’s Freedom

       The recent decision by eHarmony to settle a sexu...

television
Another Perspective on ‘A Colbert Christmas’ . . . and Yet Another

     Blogger calls unexpectedly sincere song "a remarkable e...

books
Goldberg Book Makes Sense of Modern Liberalism

        Are modern, so-called liberals actually fascis...

commerce
NFL, Fox Try Out 3-D TV

      Don't look for it in the home any time soon, but enter...

genres
‘Wanted’ Has Much to Offer Beneath Sensationalistic Surface

   The action/sci-fi/conspiracy/you-name-it film Wanted, available on DVD a...

television
Latest ‘Monk’, ‘Psych’ Christmas Specials a Success

     The USA Network's latest comedy-mystery Christmas specials s...

commerce
‘Four Christmases’ Leads High-Performance Weekend for Hollywood Genre Films

    U.S. movie audiences stayed with tried-and-true genre films and re...

books
Alleged ‘Twilight’ Prudishness Might Be a Good Cultural Sign

   What the New York Times critic sees as prudishness and Victorian repress...

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Thanksgiving Day Wish

Our Thanksgiving Day wish for our readers:May you have a blessed Thanksgiving Day. Please ...

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

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

television
‘Colbert Christmas’ TV Special Includes Surprisingly Sincere Moment

   TV comedian Steve Colbert's Christmas special is pleasingly nonpolitical...

commerce
‘Twilight’ Leads at Box Office with Unexpectedly Strong Performance

    U.S. movie audiences continued their trend of avoiding political a...

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‘Moneyed Vultures’ Behind Finance Crisis Indicate Nation’s Elitism

  Mike Gray points out that the current problems in the U.S. financial sector, w...

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Novak Book Sheds Light on Battles Between Atheists and Theists

      Mike D'Virgilio reviews Michael Novak's No One Sees Go...

music
‘Chinese Democracy’ Interesting and Enjoyable, Though Not Groundbreaking

    Fourteen years in the making—or more likely, fourteen years ...

prose-fiction
Conclusion of ‘A Clockwork Orange’ Has Important Social Implications

Given the importance of the issue of personal responsibility in current cultural and socia...

commerce
‘Quantum of Solace’ Opens Big at U.S. Box Office

       The new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, open...

movies
James Bond’s Distrust of Superiors Reaches New Heights in ‘Quantum of Solace’

    The new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, is an entertaining and...

manners-and-morals
Bullies Like to Hurt People, Study Finds

        A new study has come up with unsurprising ...

journalism
MSM Try to Shift Blame for False Palin Story

      The widespread dissemination of a blatantly false stor...

uncategorized
New Theory of Cause of Mental Disorders Suggests Genetic Competition Within Individuals

The New York Times has published a fascinating story on a new theory about the origins of ...

uncategorized
Why the Megastate Promotes Mass Immigration

     TAC correspondent Mike Gray says Peter Brimelow is right abo...

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Backlash Against Cal. Prop 8 Begins

      Activists are already running to the courts to try to ...

philosophy
The 2008 Elections: What Did They Mean?

    Economist and Heartland Institute think tank president Joseph Bast...

commerce
Hollywood Filmmakers Should Be Grateful for Audiences’ Taste, Common Sense

     It's not the economy, stupid! Despite the badgering by Ameri...