The Evergreen Ills of American Politics
Eighty-two years after its release, Frank Capra’s 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' remains the most relevant film about America’s broken political system and the elites who exploit it.
Avuncular Tom
The mob turns on America’s Everyman
The Man Who Sued the World
...and lived to tell the tale.
Tenured Negligence
Despite its wider reputation, tenure is vital to preserving the republic and fostering productive discourse; American academia hasn’t proved it’s earned it.
Critical Race Theory for Dummies
A primer for the uninitiated
Burt Reynolds’ Southern Vision
How a Legend Chronicled the Region’s Potential
The Last Action Heroes
'Nobody' and 'Fatman' Face the Twilight of the Genre Star
Ordinary People, Part II
An Oscars Postmortem
Ordinary People, Part I
On Artistry and Hollywood’s Insular Diversity