‘Discovery’ Is Star Trek In A Mirror, Darkly
Previous Star Trek series had a problem with overly utopian idealism. Now the problem is that they’ve beaten all of it out of the franchise.
This Weekend’s ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Needs To Bring Balance To The Trek
With ‘Star Trek: Discovery,’ the franchise has a chance to return to its TV roots and the high-concept sci-fi story-telling that made it a cult favorite.
Is ‘The Expanse’ A Utopia Or Dystopia? Like Our World, It’s Both
Humanity in ‘The Expanse’ is at a crossroads, and how they approach the hand dealt to them will determine their near future. It’s the same for us.
To Boldly Go Where No Beer Has Gone Before
Yes, there is a Star Trek beer. Since this year is the fiftieth anniversary of the original Star Trek’s debut, now would be a good time to drink some.
Comparing Conventions, Clinton’s Acceptance Speech, And Third Party Candidates
Peter Suderman joins Mary Katharine Ham on today’s Federalist Radio Hour.
Federalist Radio: Terrorism in Nice, European Media, and Star Trek Ideology
Tom Rogan reports on the aftermath of terrorist attacks in Europe and the reactions of anger against government.
Making ‘Star Trek’s’ Sulu Gay Is A Lame Move By Bad Screenwriters
This imposition of gayness by Hollywood is offensive not only on a social-cultural level, it’s insulting on a creative level.
Ticking The Gay Sulu Box Is Unworthy Of Star Trek
Star Trek has never shied away from a liberal message, but its classic approach wasn’t as bland, concrete, and obvious as ticking off PC boxes.
White House Trek 2016: The Wrath Of Trump
In many ways, the 2016 presidential campaign eerily resembles ‘Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.’
The New ‘Ghostbusters’ And The Multiverse At The Multiplex
The new ‘Ghostbusters’ is not just a reboot, because it’s no longer enough to have one film or even a franchise. You have to have a whole darned ‘universe.’
Urgent Message From The Safe-Spaceship Enterprise
Highlights from the captain’s log: “By popular vote, Spock and I now have to make our points in the Free Speech Zone.”
4 Required Elements for the New Star Trek TV Series
There’s a new Star Trek series coming. Can it recapture the characteristics that built the franchise?
Why J.J. Abrams (Probably) Can’t Ruin ‘Star Wars’
It looks like J.J. Abrams is going to give us an over-complicated, unwieldy film. But I’m not worried he will ruin the Star Wars franchise.
How Star Trek Explains The Decline Of Liberalism
The development of Star Trek’s moral and political tone over 50 years traces the strange decline of American liberalism since the Kennedy era.
Leonard Nimoy, Icon
Leonard Nimoy’s Mr. Spock is not merely an interesting and beloved character. He is an icon who represents big, timeless ideas.
In Defense Of A ‘Raiders Of The Lost Ark’ Reboot
“Raiders of the Lost Ark” was not actually a sacred item passed to humankind on Mount Sinai and Steven Spielberg was not a God.
Trekonomics: Is Star Trek Really “Anti-Libertarian”?
No, Nick Gillespie, Star Trek has done plenty for the cause of liberty.
RIP: The Hollywood Summer Blockbuster, 1970-2012
Hollywood has forgotten how to tell a story.
Can E.T. Phone Heaven?
An unexpected defense of literal creationist Ken Ham on the whether aliens can be saved.
Big Government Is The Borg, And Resistance Isn’t Futile
The primary reason to fight against big government is that its final destination is death. As in, murder. At some point, someone’s got to say it.
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