Political Culture

January 07, 2014

When Bellow Met Chambers

You may have heard that Ayn Rand really disliked C.S. Lewis. But do you know what happened when Saul Bellow met Whittaker Chambers? Continue Reading...

December 19, 2013

The Bandwagon Of Our Own Uncertainty

Comedian Taylor Molly reminds us to, you know, like, be certain of our convictions? Continue Reading...

December 04, 2013

Obamacare: Our President Has Built A National Rube Goldberg Machine

A Rube Goldberg machine, contraption, invention, device, or apparatus is a deliberately over-engineered or overdone machine that performs a very simple task in a very complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction. Continue Reading...

November 20, 2013

Video: David Mamet on the Talmud, the Bible and Conservatism

Peter Robinson, host of the Hoover Institution’s Uncommon Knowledge program, interviews playwright David Mamet about his book The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture and his conversion to conservatism. Continue Reading...

November 12, 2013

Obamacare ‘Navigators:’ Sleight Of Hand, Subterfuge And Lies

James O’Keefe with Project Veritas, the videographer who brought about the end of ACORN, has now turned his attention to the folks who are supposed to help sign us up for Obamacare: the “navigators.” Continue Reading...

November 01, 2013

Samuel Gregg: ‘Welcome To The New Corporatism’

features a piece from Acton’s Director of Research Sam Gregg today regarding Americans’ distrust of the federal government. While disdain for politicians is nothing new, Gregg says there is something beyond simple dislike for political shenanigans: There is, however, another dimension to this problem that’s now receiving more attention. Continue Reading...

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