manners-and-morals
Foxx Unleashes Crude Tirade Against Teenage Girl

  Here is a good indicator of the nadir which manners and morals in America have...

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...

manners-and-morals
Normalization of Pornography Cited in Texting Issue

    The normalization of pornography—the decade-plus process in ...

manners-and-morals
Lenten Tradition Has Multiple Benefits, Essay Notes

    Author and scholar David Mills knows from experience why it's good...

manners-and-morals
Arrest, Boycott Calls in Wake of Phelps Pot Incident Bring Further Moral Clarity

   The Michael Phelps saga continues.Earlier today it was reported that the...

manners-and-morals
New National Pastime: Ducking Responsibility

   Our society is increasingly willing to accept lying, cheating, and other...

commerce
Michael Phelps, Celebrity, and Moral Hazard

        The Michael Phelps drug use photo brings u...

manners-and-morals
Sympathy for the Haggard

         Embroiled in a messy sex scandal, fo...

commerce
Teen and Preteen Girl Alcohol Flasks Are Cultural Problem, Not Irresponsible Business

       American fashion companies are marketing liquor flask...

manners-and-morals
Downey’s Oscar Nod Shows Good Sense About Racial Issues

       The Oscar nomination for Robert Downey Jr.'s per...

manners-and-morals
Kumbaya in Washington

      TAC correspondent Mike Gray looks at the politics of p...

manners-and-morals
The Exemplary Butkus

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

books
New Mystery Volume Brings Turbulent ’60s to Life

      A new collection of 1960s and '70s mystery stories pro...

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

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

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

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

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

        A new study has come up with unsurprising ...

manners-and-morals
Homosexuality Caused by Environmental Factors, Not Genetics, Studies Show

    An important new study shows that efforts to force all of society ...

manners-and-morals
Jonas Brothers React to Brand Attack

 The Jonas Brothers band members showed the tediously vulgar English comedian Russell...

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...

journalism
Scientists Present Ultimate No-Fault Divorce Theory

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

manners-and-morals
A Classical Liberal View of Divorce Laws

Can government strengthen marriage?  (more…)

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
Imus Puts Foot in It Again

Radio talk show host Don Imus has offended black Americans again—but says he was mis...

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...

commerce
American Girl Empire Teaches Better Values Than Schools

The first theatrical film based on the American Girl doll series is about to hit U.S. thea...

manners-and-morals
A Small Good Deed by a Big Movie Star

Demonstrating that there are some good celebrities around, actor Johnny Depp kept a promis...

manners-and-morals
Not All Hollywood Dads Are Bad

Although Hollywood movies and television shows tend to show American fathers as irresponsi...

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.  (...

manners-and-morals
‘Love Guru’ Comedy Hit by Protests

The forthcoming Mike Meyers film The Love Guru is under attack by U.S.-based religious lea...

commerce
Miley Cyrus, Unprotected Celebrity

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

journalism
ABC News Personalities Lambasted for Asking Real Questions of Democrat Presidential Candidates

A truly fascinating measure of the hegemony and absurdity of political correctness is the ...