culture wars

The Art of Psychological Warfare

The Art of Psychological Warfare

From marketing manipulation to all-out psychological warfare, Stories Are Weapons clarifies how our world – and worldview – is seldom our own.

The Old Days Were Outrageous – You Couldn’t Say Anything

The Old Days Were Outrageous – You Couldn’t Say Anything

History of offense, protest, and censorship Outrageous is more of a clip show but also a riotous reminder that nothing in the cancel culture wars is new.

Drag Queen Alaska Thunderfuck Looks Back to Move Forward

Drag Queen Alaska Thunderfuck Looks Back to Move Forward

Alaska Thunderfuck’s first musical wasn’t planned to arrive in the middle of a cultural war against drag queens, but the superstar’s story takes on striking new meaning.

John McWhorter’s Polemic ‘Woke Racism’ Covers Controversial Issues with Snark Gnarled by Outrage

John McWhorter’s Polemic ‘Woke Racism’ Covers Controversial Issues with Snark Gnarled by Outrage

John McWhorter’s pushback against the antiracist orthodoxy of Robin DiAngelo and Ibram X. Kendi lands palpable hits but is too scattered to win the match.

Coronavirus and the Culture Wars

Coronavirus and the Culture Wars

Infodemics, conspiracies, culture wars – the fault lines beneath the Fractured States of America tremble in this time of Coronavirus global pandemic.

Fighting the ’90s Culture Wars with Grant Morrison’s ‘The Invisibles’

Weaponizing Culture

Weaponizing Culture

Curator and art activist Nato Thompson argues that culture is not just contested terrain, it is a tool used for asserting and maintaining power.

Culture Wars – “Money (Gimmie, Gimmie)” (video) (premiere)

Culture Wars – “Money (Gimmie, Gimmie)” (video) (premiere)

Austin's Culture Wars come blazing out of the gate with an addictive electrorock sound and swagger.
Less Dogma, More Dissent: Paglia on ‘Sex, Gender, Feminism’

Less Dogma, More Dissent: Paglia on ‘Sex, Gender, Feminism’

Contrary to what her critics might have one believe, Camille Paglia demands more, not less, of contemporary feminism.

Nobody Won the ‘War for the Soul of America’

Nobody Won the ‘War for the Soul of America’

Andrew Hartman’s engaging exploration of the culture wars confirms that the conflicts will never be resolved because both sides are too extreme for America's moderate middle-ground.