Media and Culture
Literature and the “Class War”
The Left has long used literature as a way of pushing opposition to "the bourgeoisie"—or its modern variants such as "the patriarchy."
Has the Rise of Socialism in US Politics Been a Boon to Austrian Economics? Evidence from Social Media and Other Metrics
Abstract: The rise of socialism has been one of the more dramatic movements in US politics in the modern era, with recent Gallup polling indicating
Anatomy of Liberty in Don Quijote de la Mancha: Religion, Feminism, Slavery, Politics, and Economics in the First Modern Novel
Allen Mendenhall reviews Eric Graf's new book on Don Quijote, which advances the liberal tradition and adds to a slowly growing stock of libertarian literary criticism.
Kyle Rittenhouse and the Evil of Generalized Justice
Will guilt or innocence in criminal trials increasingly hinge on broader desirable social justice outcomes?
How the “Respectable” Media Serves the Political Elite
"American media are divided into “respectable” and “non-respectable” media. Respectable media, which are the only ones that are read by the American political elite, and presumably are all that filters down to European readers, are completely biased in favor of social democracy." — Murray Rothbard, 1992
Social Justice and the Emergence of Covid Tyranny
The covid regime has extended and deepened the epistemic crisis inaugurated by postmodernism and practical postmodernism. Science has devolved into a series of non sequiturs backed by force. Science has become postmodern.
Kingsley Amis’s Lucky Jim
Jeff Deist and Allen Mendenhall discuss the academic pretenses and foibles punctured by Kingsley Amis in his seminal send-up of campus life, Lucky Jim.
Study Guide to the Jordan Peterson – Robert Murphy Podcast
Robert Murphy's interview with Jordan Peterson featured a fast and exciting conversation with lots of references to books, articles, and other Austrian scholarship. This study guide offers citations and explanations for that may have gone by too quickly for the audience.