Media and Culture

James Ostrowski examines the Supreme Court ruling against medical marijuana: an accurate interpretation of a nauseating law.

Yes, there are monopolies in the world, all of them created by government. Merging media moguls are not among them, says Ilana Mercer.

How a great advance in political theory became a justification for the all-controlling state. Review by Joseph Stromberg. 

Hit-in-the-head movies are usually pathetic. Some guy takes a fall and learns to see the world a new way, which invariably involves becoming more politically correct and marrying a feminist or some such. "Memento" is not to be confused with one of these. It is surely one of the most brilliant and innovative films to come along in years.

Karen De Coster takes apart the very strange claim, made by Patricia Ireland of NOW, that tax cuts are bad for women.

Hollywood really knows how to blow things up, whether it be bombs doing it to battleships or a script accomplishing the same thing to historical fact. "Pearl Harbor," reviewed by Lawrence Reed.

Why the family is irreplaceable and must be understood in terms other than incentives, costs, and benefits: a review of Jennifer Roback Morse's extraordinary new book.

The television show "West Wing" may be a marvel of acting and moving photography, but it is the worst form of political propaganda. William Anderson deconstructs the messages. 

Why are some of the top names in the securities industry cooperating with an obvious shakedown racket? Gregory Bresiger explains what's behind the Wall Street Project.

Mary McGrory, writing for The Washington Post, sees government failure all around her, yet calls for government to do ever more to help the poor, Adam Young discusses the error.