Chinese artists are calling for less govenment control over culture—thanks to a cartoon bear. Americans can learn from this as well.
Omniculture
Making the Case for Censorship
Arguments over censorship tend to concentrate on it as a national issue, when there’s really little to argue about there: according to the Constitution, the national government can’t regulate anything but obscenity and should be very limited in its activities in doing so. Where the real action is and should be is on the state and local level. Political columnist Mona Charen makes the case for one state’s effort to curb child pornography.
Miley Cyrus, Unprotected Celebrity
The embarrassing Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair photo shows the value of public relations people—and why investing real money makes people more careful about what they do.
Why Academe Leans Left—And What Can Be Done About It
TAC correspondent Michael D’Virgilio points out that the American right has abdicated real involvement in education and left it to liberals and Marxists to form the minds of the nation’s citizens. Could anything be stupider?
Attacks on Mexican Emos Reflect Nation’s Fundamental Social Problems—and Political Causes Behind Them
Roving gangs of young men in Mexico are beating and terrorizing teenage boys who like "emo" music. The situation shows the value of respect for rule of law and the pressing need for a culture of liberty.
David Mamet Swings to the Right
TAC correspondent Michael D’Virgilio analyzes the cultural implications of the political journey of David Mamet, another modern liberal mugged by reality.
The Light in “Dark” Fiction
"Dark" fiction can have highly positive values behind it, writes S. T. Karnick. From the Feb. 25 issue of National Review.
What Kind of Culture Should We Want?
Most contemporary commentators on both left and right believe that freedom of expression and the promotion of positive, life-affirming values are antithetical goals. That is not true, as many past societies demonstrate. In this article, reprinted from Conservative Battleline Online, S. T. Karnick outlines just what kind of culture we should be working toward.
‘Dexter’ Comes to CBS
This Sunday night at 10 p.m EST, CBS attempts to bolster its writers-strike-depleted primetime lineup by bringing over a program from pay cable, Showtime’s Dexter. For those not familiar with the show, Dexter is a limited series based on the first in a series of novels about a Miami police forensic consultant whose expertise happens to be based in great part on the fact that he is a serial killer.
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