The Black Panthers Were Murderous Thugs Who Don’t Deserve Public Accolades
Violent activists who sowed seeds of division, hindered racial harmony, and tortured real people are not worth exalting on college campuses.
10 Of The Best Harry Nilsson Songs Of All Time To Remember His Legacy
The 1970s singer-songwriter never received the mainstream accolades he deserved, but he still had a prolific career worth checking out.
The Sound Of Slowhand Clapping Befits The New Eric Clapton Biography
A new biography by Philip Norman, ‘Slowhand: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton,’ dwells on the salacious details of one of our most beloved rock stars but doesn’t adequately celebrate his talent.
What Apollo 8’s Mission Overcame To Give America A Christmas Miracle
NASA’s ambitious goal involved several risks. Previously, the highest orbit for manned spacecraft had been only 853 miles above the earth in Gemini XI, and the moon was nearly 300 times farther.
Aretha Franklin, Queen Of Soul, Dies At 76
Today, at the age of 76, Aretha Franklin passed away among friends and family at her home in Detroit. Franklin had been battling advanced pancreatic cancer.
What If The Media Covered The War On Poverty Like It Did Vietnam?
Imagine if the ambiguous result in our long struggle to end poverty—like the Vietnam War, an effort in which the goal posts always seem to be moving—was shown to be as ineffective.
How Columbia Law School Saved Itself From Student Protesters In The 1960s
Radical students were changing everything we loved about Columbia. But I discovered that a few can stand up to the many, and prevail.
Almost 40 Years Ago, Christopher Lasch Diagnosed The Rise Of Trump And Anti-Trump As Narcissism
The historian and social critic knew that the political and cultural movements of the Sixties would have long-lasting consequences for American democracy.
Lana Del Rey’s New Music Is Nostalgic For America’s Worst Year
Lana’s entire career has been just an act, a semi-erotic show of poutiness designed for the enjoyment of sad girls and angsty boys everywhere.
‘Good Girls Revolt’ Gets Sex Wrong And Equality Right
‘Good Girls Revolt’ tells the important story of the equal opportunity revolution. It perfectly captures the 1960s. But its sexual ethic is distorted and disheartening.
Are We Living 1968 All Over Again?
Race wars, gun control, political corruption, riots, campus protests, and shootings: It’s hard to tell if we’re in 2016 or 1968.
Whatever Your Politics, Your Clothes Are Conservative
Raised on a diet of force-fed progressivism, we millennials inhale liberal ideas without knowing it, and find them at war with some innately conservative impulses.
Civil Rights And The Sexual Revolution Need A Divorce
Many in the New Left have hallucinated that white men seeking to satisfy sexual urges without guilt were like black people resisting the Ku Klux Klan. Please.
The Politics of ‘Mad Men’ Reconsidered
People of all political stripes had a love-hate relationship with ‘Mad Men’s’ vision of American culture. Here’s why.
A Child’s Memory Of White Flight From Baltimore
Fear often turns into anger and hatred. There was plenty of that being stoked in the 1960s, but much more than racism caused white flight from Baltimore.