When I read that Phil Donahue—who for over a quarter-century reigned as “The King of Daytime TV�—had died this past Sunday, I grinned and rubbed my hands at the prospect of issuing a robustly defamatory obituary. It’s almost comical how many times I’ve already written about Donahue. I’d never cast him in a good light,... Read More

One of the most sociologically unique aspects of the United States is the everlasting prominence of Evangelical, or Born-Again, Christians. The group is known for its literal interpretation of the Bible, espousal of Whig individualism on both spiritual and economic matters, and their rabid Zionist posture on foreign policy matters, often rationalized through end-of-the-world prophecies... Read More

It took 101 years, but television producer Norman Lear — who probably influenced American culture more than any other single figure in the 1970s — finally decided last Tuesday that it was time to die. Lear was said to have written, created, or produced over 100 shows over his lifetime. But he was mostly known... Read More

As much as I feared that this series, which departs significantly from the Alan Moore canon, would be weighed down by the usual PC nonsense, I never imagined its very first episode would revel in visceral anti-white sentiment and Leftist Id-expression fantasies. If we extrapolate from this show’s first episode, HBO’s Watchmen may turn out... Read More