Media and Culture

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.

According to Tom Brokaw, the "heroic consumer" is keeping the economy from falling into recession. William Anderson deconstructs the Keynesian mythology of spending. 

Think about it: a major motion-picture, "Enemy at the Gates," that dares to lump nazis and communists into one reprehensible leftist dung-heap. Lawrence Reed wonders if he is dreaming. 

Ridley Scott’s Oscar-winning epic, Gladiator, is partly fictional, but the part that isn’t should serve as a reminder of lessons from one of history’s greatest civilizations. Larry Reed explains.

CNN Newsroom enthusiastically reported on the militarization of schools in Russia. Adam Young draws attention to the reality behind the propaganda.

The company is right to refuse a customer who wanted to use its products to advertise bad economic theory. William Stepp also explains why Nike ought to keep its "sweatshops" open.