How Tom Wolfe Reinvented Journalism And The Great American Novel
Tom Wolfe set a new standard in both the world of fiction and nonfiction, and with his passing, all we’re left with are pipsqueak visionaries.
Tom Wolfe Was America’s Carnival Barker
Tom Wolfe, the journalist and novelist who died yesterday at 88, was our enthusiastic guide to the raucous and colorful spectacle that is America.
‘This Is America’ Is The Epitome Of Preachy PC Art
Donald Glover’s ‘This Is America’ is typical of the art championed by our cultural elites: little artistic content, but loud, didactic political messaging.
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.
‘Fearless Girl’ Is What Happens When Art Is Only About Politics
‘Fearless Girl’ is an unintentional representation of contemporary feminism in general: loud but empty messages about female ’empowerment.’
Marshall McLuhan Can Save Humans From Destroying Ourselves With Technology
Marshall McLuhan is still the most penetrating Christian humanist to grasp that technology has forced us to rediscover how humans can use it to advance our species and preserve its humanity.
Justice Scalia: The Tom Wolfe Of Law
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia changed the arc of his profession through the sheer force of excellent prose.
How The Right Stuff United Two Americas
“The Right Stuff,” a film that celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, ended Hollywood’s “Vietnam Syndrome.”