Dispatches From the Culture Wars – July 4, 2023
Portside
From culture wars to civil war?
From culture wars to civil war?
From culture wars to civil war?
tv
“Yellowstone” Is a Conservative Texas Rewriting of the American West – And Also Great Television
Stansbury Forum
“Yellowstone” is superbly written, filmed and acted television, great entertainment for those who have never heard of it since, alas, they are too busy binge-watching “White Lotus” (also great television) and it celebrates some true non-Trumpy conservative values like hard-work and patriotism. But it’s not Montana.
books
We All Live in the John Birch Society’s World Now
The New Republic
In his lifetime, Robert Welch toiled in the mocked and marginal fringe. Today his ideas are the mainstream of the American right.
film
What Draws Us to the Reactionary Darkness of Dune?
Jacobin
The latest film adaptation of Dune, Frank Herbert’s cult sci-fi novel series, is out next month. With its often-reactionary mix of political cynicism, ecological catastrophism, and lurid orientalism, it remains oddly attractive to left-wing audiences
Dispatches From the Culture Wars - Focus on the Terrorist Right
Portside
The violent right’s influence in intelligence, police, conservatism - and how to fight it
Dispatches From the Culture Wars - June 11, 2019
Portside
Here be Socialists; NYPD apologizes for Stonewall raid; Straight Pride; Fairstein's penance; GOP red (state) handed; Trouble in conservative paradise; The real Appalachia
A White Manifesto
Moore County NAACP
The left always talks a good game of workers unite black and white but the last thing most liberals do is actually talk to overtly racist white folks. Shirking this movement duty leaves our nation vulnerable to a neo-fascist future paid for by the Koch Brothers and their clone, Art Pope of North Carolina.
Meet Mia Love: You’ll be Seeing a Lot More of the Republicans’ First Black Congresswoman
The Washington Post
“Since the election of Barack Obama, the Republicans have been more serious about trying to showcase the diversity within the Republican Party. And Mia Love is potentially the poster child for diversity in the party.”
Look Who’s Backing Islamophobe Frank Gaffney
Salon
Salon Exclusive: America's biggest defense and aerospace contractors are pouring thousands into Frank Gaffney's "work"
The Meaning of Ronald Reagan
Jacobin
The lawsuit against Rick Perlstein is a distraction from a much-needed debate over Reagan’s rise.
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