Indiana Jones Isn’t Wrong—The Nazis’ Fascination With The Occult Was Very Real
A fascinating new book by historian Eric Kurlander, ‘Hitler’s Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich,’ shows that pop culture’s portrayal of Nazis being obsessed with mysticism and pseudoscience isn’t far off the mark.
Football 101: The ‘Downton Abbey’ Guide To The Super Bowl
If you’re not into football, chances are good you are into ‘Downton Abbey.’ Let the Crawley drama be your guide to America’s biggest game day!
5 Ways Taylor Swift Is A Capitalist Clairvoyant
With ‘Reputation,’ Taylor Swift has sold more albums in four days than any other album has sold the entire year. This is the free market at its finest.
How My Four-Year-Old Helped Me Appreciate Good Music
A question my four-year-old often asks me suggests the lessons of youth can be intellectually stimulating and penetrating.
How Vacation Bible School Drove Millennials Away From Church
As an outreach strategy, Vacation Bible School is usually a flop, but still the chorus echoes across the country: ‘At least we planted the seed.’
Hemingway And Harsanyi Talk Vinyl Records, Having Children, And Current TV
On today’s Federalist Radio Hour, Mollie Hemingway and David Harsanyi share their weekly round up of favorite music, television and more.
Rosie The Riveter Was A Tough Gal, But Not A Feminist Icon
Rosie the Riveter is at once hard, strong, beautiful, and unmistakably feminine, a seeming contradiction all in one delicate frame. But she’s not who you think she is.
Why Your Mom’s Opinion Should Matter Way More Than Chrissy Teigen’s
In the false authority hall of fame, celebrities are at the top of the list. Why do we pay them any mind?
Chance The Rapper Rocked The Grammy Grievances With Joy
Chance provides an opportunity to shed the grievance and alienation that that many feel from pop culture and instead embrace a common joy.
How Pop Culture And American Cop Stories Shape Our View Of Police
Alyssa Rosenberg joins The Federalist Radio Hour to discuss the last 100 years of movies, books, and TV depicting the police.
Museum Trips Will Not Keep European Teens From Islamism
European Muslims are not embracing Western culture, and Italy’s plan to give all 18-year-olds $500 to spend at museums and concerts is not going to help. Cutting welfare might.
In Defense Of Pop Culture
People used to drink too much wine and listen to Bach. Things aren’t different when you substitute Beck.
How ‘King of The Hill’ and Pop Culture Bridges the Gap Between People and Policy
Cato’s Caleb Brown talks class and wealth, pop culture and Hank Hill, and more on Federalist Radio.
What Beyonce Thinkpieces Tell Us About The Death Of The Highbrow
Beyonce thinkpieces load pop culture with more meaning than it can carry, and make us forget what can.
A Misanthrope’s Guide To ‘Madam Secretary’
Fictional Democrats prioritize the lives and interests of American citizens, while real Democrats turn a blind eye to deadly threats and play nice with barbarians.
Merle Haggard Showed Us What Freedom Means
Merle Haggard’s verses are filled with the sort of wisdom that only comes from living hard in a free country where he was able to make lots of choices—some good and some very bad.
RIP, David Bowie
Entertainer David Bowie is dead of cancer at age 69.
Lana Del Rey, Conservative Icon
Lana Del Rey finds her American Dream in romantic companionship, glorying in America past as a way to preserve it forever.
In Defense Of Pop Music
The point of pop is fun. So it doesn’t matter if it’s not brainy. It’s candy, not a meal.
We Need a Culture of Compassion Instead of Knee-Jerk Pity
President Obama has said that he hopes the next generation will be more empathetic. I hope that, instead, we can model and teach compassion to our children
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