media, 2, 5, 7, 160–98
conservatism and, 9–10, 125–26, 130, 134, 140–46, 173, 183–84, 186, 188
culture and, 161, 215, 233, 235, 241
digital, 174–80, 241
and history of journalism, 160–74
liberalism and, 9–10, 70, 80, 88, 134, 144, 168, 183–84, 186–88
New Media and, 177–80, 196–97
politics and, 10, 23, 36, 161–64, 166–68, 170–71, 179–83, 186, 188, 196
social, 23, 140, 175, 228, 241, 264, 272
work and, 165–66, 194, 264, 272
see also blogs, blogosphere
Mee-Maw and Pep-Pep, 154
Mexico, 19, 80, 146
Middle Ages, 134, 252–54, 256
Middlemarch (Eliot), 211
Milch, David, 232
Missile Command, 239
Moby-Dick (Melville), 210–11
Moral Majority, 111
Mosaddeq, Mohammad, 17–18
Moulitsas, Markos, 187–88
Movie Blob, 96
muckrakers, 164–65
Murrow, Edward R., 169, 228
Musk, Elon, 45, 265
Nader, Ralph, 70, 99–100
Naked Lunch (Burroughs), 214
Nast, Thomas, 162
National Review, 118–20, 156
Neocon Cuck, 144
Neomeric@, 31
New Deal, 187, 261
conservatism and, 109, 124, 126–28
liberalism and, 57–58, 63–64, 67, 73
New Republic, 76, 184
Newsroom, The, 225
Newsweek, 182, 195
New York Times, 71, 81, 107, 110, 173–74, 176
9/11, 260
conservatism and, 112, 131, 144
culture and, 209, 220–21
geopolitics and, 32–35
media and, 183–85, 188–89, 194
Nixon, Richard, 126, 128
liberalism and, 62–63, 65–66, 78
media and, 169, 171–72
No Country for Old Men, 48, 81
Nolan, Christopher, 150, 177
North, Ollie, 130
Norway, 24–25
nuclear weapons, 34, 45, 58, 60, 239
Obama, Barack:
conservatism and, 134–36
culture and, 226–27
geopolitics and, 37, 43
liberalism and, 72–77, 79
media and, 186–87
Objectivism, 114–15
oil, 17–18, 27, 33–35, 38, 43, 70, 142, 214
O’Keeffe, Georgia, 220
Oligarch Monopoly Man, 142
Otis, 221–23
Our Interconnected World (Friedman), 40
Overlook Society, 99–101
Pac-Man, 240
Palin, Sarah, 134
People’s Pulpit, The, 168–69
politics, politicians, 2–11, 277
conservatism and, 39, 105, 109, 111, 118–20, 127
culture and, 16–25, 32–33, 200–203, 210, 214, 224, 226, 228
liberalism and, 9, 49–51, 55, 57–59, 65, 71, 78–80, 86, 92, 96, 98–100, 105, 111, 188, 201–3
media and, 10, 23, 36, 161–64, 166–68, 170–71, 179–83, 186, 188, 196
work and, 18–19, 23, 27–28, 31–32, 246–47, 253, 272
see also geopolitics
Pollack, Kenneth, 191
Pot, Pol, 23–24
poverty, 11, 41, 48, 59–61, 67–68, 106, 116, 194, 257–58, 278
Powell, Lewis F., Jr., 99–100
presidential tweet replier, 272
progressives, 49, 56, 59, 70, 73, 78, 164–65, 186–87, 190, 203
Puerto Rico, 42, 74
Putin, Vladimir, 29, 80, 88
Al Qaeda, 32, 71, 76, 144
race, racism, 8–9, 258
conservatism and, 107, 109, 118–19, 121, 124, 126, 128, 130, 142, 144, 152
culture and, 212, 240
geopolitics and, 21, 40
liberalism and, 51, 55, 58–64, 69, 78–79, 84, 101, 107, 126
media and, 167, 173, 178, 182–84, 186–87
radio, 15, 27, 111, 132–33, 167–70, 173
Rand, Ayn, 40, 112–15, 125, 191
Reagan, Ronald, 8–9, 27, 172
conservatism and, 104, 127–29, 135, 144
liberalism and, 66–71
religion, 7, 206, 214
conservatism and, 105–7, 110–13, 115–16, 119, 128–29, 131, 134–36, 140–42, 150–56
geopolitics and, 20–22, 34, 38
liberalism and, 51–53, 58–60, 101, 107, 111, 168
media and, 162, 167–69, 183–84, 188
work and, 253–54, 259, 265
Renaissance, 254–56, 264
Republicans, 2, 8, 182
conservatism and, 107–9, 112, 120, 125–31, 133
culture and, 226–27, 229
geopolitics and, 37, 42
liberalism and, 48–50, 62, 71, 73, 75–77, 79, 84–86, 101
Rhee, Syngman, 16–17
right, 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 263
conservatism and, 104, 106, 108–9, 112, 115, 118–20, 122, 127–28, 130–35, 142, 150
culture and, 202, 227
liberalism and, 49–50, 60, 62, 67, 69–70, 78, 81, 86, 96
media and, 177–79, 185, 187, 193, 197
Robertson, Pat, 111–12
Roman Empire, 28, 39, 252
Romney, Mitt, 29
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 49, 57–59, 64, 68, 81, 124
Rothbard, Murray, 120
Rothko, Mark, 15, 219
Rumsfeld, Donald, 35, 190
Russia, 7, 144, 178
geopolitics and, 22, 26, 28–29, 34
liberalism and, 80–81
Sanders, Bernie, 4–5, 69, 79, 81, 187
Saudi Arabia, 17, 34, 38, 66
Schindler, 223
schlock doctrine, 26
serfdom, 121, 253–54, 256, 271
service industry, 128, 253, 269–70, 274
Shapiro, Ben, 104, 110, 187
Simon, David, 232
slaves, slavery, 9, 23, 39, 123, 142, 161
liberalism and, 51, 54–55, 68
work and, 256–57, 268
Smith, Ben, 181–84, 197
socialism, 6, 9, 277, 279
conservatism and, 115, 134
geopolitics and, 21, 25, 43
liberalism and, 62, 65, 74
work and, 274–76
Social Security, 9, 48, 58, 133, 146, 226
Sons of Anarchy, 208–10
Sopranos, The, 207–8, 232–34
Sorkin, Aaron, 224–30
Soviet Union, 8, 112, 129
culture and, 203–4, 239–40
geopolitics and, 16, 21–22, 26–27, 30
liberalism and, 58, 65
Spain, 34, 164, 218
Sullivan, Andrew, 182, 184–86, 188
Sulzberger, Arthur Ochs, Jr., 173
Supreme Court, U.S.:
conservatism and, 111–12, 129
liberalism and, 56–57, 66, 71, 78, 99–100
Syria, 61, 76, 88, 176–77, 186
Tapped, 197
Tarantino, Quentin, 224–25
technology, 94
geopolitics and, 20, 37, 44–45
media and, 175, 180, 183, 196–97
work and, 11, 257, 265–66, 275
terrorism, 79, 190
conservatism and, 131–32, 134, 148
geopolitics and, 22, 32–38, 44
Tetris, 240
Thompson, Hunter S., 171
Thyssenkrupp, 220–21
To Kill a Mockingbird (Lee), 213
TradCath Weirdo, 152
Trump, Donald:
conservatism and, 104, 109, 144
culture and, 200–202, 207, 230, 244
geopolitics and, 26, 38
liberalism and, 63, 77, 79–82, 86, 92, 279
media and, 179, 186–87
work and, 249–51
Turkey, 16, 156, 181
Twitter, 5, 140,
150, 270, 272
liberalism and, 81–82
New Media and, 178–80
Tyler, Wat, 254
Ukraine, 29, 88
unions, 4, 8–9, 124, 127, 166, 250, 276–77
geopolitics and, 19, 25
liberalism and, 50, 57–58, 62–63, 67, 74, 78–79, 84, 90, 99
United Fruit Co., 21, 268
United Kingdom, 115, 119, 128n
culture and, 211, 239
liberalism and, 53, 67
media and, 161, 169, 173
politics and, 4–5, 14–17, 27, 30, 34, 39, 43
work and, 254, 256, 259
United Nations, 36, 142, 154
Vidal, Gore, 119
Videodrome, 201–2
Vietnam, Vietnam War:
geopolitics and, 18–19, 23–24, 35
liberalism and, 49, 58, 60–63, 71, 126
media and, 170, 172
Virginia, 34, 38, 128n
virtual reality (VR), 224, 241–42
Vox.com, 160, 177–78, 188, 190, 196–97
Washington Post, 22, 171–72, 177, 190, 197
Watergate scandal, 66, 126–27, 171–72, 182
welfare, 8–9, 226
conservatism and, 126, 129–30
liberalism and, 67–69, 99, 101
media and, 184, 194
West, Kanye, 268–69
West Wing, The, 48, 225–30
What’s the Matter with Kansas? (Frank), 106, 109
White Noise (DeLillo), 215
Wine Mom, 92, 250–51
Wolfe, Tom, 171
women, 23–24, 228
conservatism and, 106, 110, 112, 128–31, 146–50, 154–56
liberalism and, 48, 51–53, 68, 78, 90–96, 101
media and, 164–66, 172, 174
work and, 250–51, 268
Woodward, Bob, 65, 171–72
work, 3–4, 6, 10–11, 246–76, 278
conservatism and, 106, 123, 127–28, 148
culture and, 209, 215, 222, 240, 258, 266, 274
in future, 265–66, 273–74
history of, 251–65
interviews for, 264
jobs you will have and, 269–72
jobs you will never have and, 266–69
liberalism and, 31, 37, 43, 55–58, 62–63, 73, 84, 276
media and, 165–66, 194, 264, 272
politics and, 18–19, 23, 27–28, 31–32, 246–47, 253, 272
as quirky and cool place, 273–75
selling yourself and, 273
World War II, 219
geopolitics and, 14–15, 30, 33–34
liberalism and, 58–60, 65, 99
media and, 166, 169
work and, 260–62
Yeltsin, Boris, 27–29
Yglesias, Matt, 188–91, 194, 196–97
YouTube Logic Guy, 96, 140
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