“Joker” is a film of our time, but not the film we need
“Joker” feeds our fears. It doesn’t inspire us to defeat them. We have what we need on our shelves, in our past.
Art, myth, & Literature
The sad reason we love superheroes, and the cure
Here is why we love superheroes, a sad reason pointing to our biggest weakness – and a cure.
Top pop stars prepare women for loneliness
America’s top singers prepare their fans for life without romance – a feminist world of loneliness spun as liberation. But the songs are great!
Make a better future. Pick up the War Arrow.
Give up dreams of heroes. Find stories that make us strong.While we watch superhero films, the modern opiates of masses, there are real inspirations unnoticed in our cultural storehouses. Here is one example.
Our future is Lord of the Rings, not Star Trek
We wander through the ruins of America’s accomplishments & hopes. But we can still change course.