All Things Political
Here is a list of 100 movies with libertarian themes that explore the importance of the individual human spirit, the crushing danger of unchecked government power, and necessity of freedom to human flourishing and happiness. The list is not in … Continue reading
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Iron Sky, the “historical,” sci-fi, comedy about Nazis hiding out on the Moon since 1945 and invading the Earth in the near future, has scored a major victory for independent film audiences in the UK where their distributor has bended … Continue reading
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The difference between independent films and Hollywood films is essentially the same as the difference between the products created by any big, publicly-traded corporation and any upstart, risk-taking, entrepreneurial small business. A publicly-traded corporation (like the ones Hollywood film studios … Continue reading
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Despite the widespread perception of Hollywood as dominated by progressive “liberals,” there are many recurring themes in Hollywood movies that are extremely anti-government and libertarian. There is certainly some truth to the characterization of Hollywood as “left wing,” insofar as … Continue reading
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The emergence of epic, multimillion dollar, blockbuster films produced by major studios based off of comic book super heroes happened to occur just during my early teenage and high school years, and it’s an artistic and cultural trend that has … Continue reading
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