In a new book, Isaac Butler goes back to the 1980s to trace how battles started against the arts, from Piss Christ to Mapplethorpe, and looks at what we can learn for today ...

Late 20th-century culture wars over artists like Robert Mapplethorpe and Andres Serrano set the stage for the transgressive Age of Trump.

The nearly 102-year-old Walt Disney Company is no stranger to being catapulted into America’s culture wars. But the wrangling over “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” this month marked a new milestone in the ...

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In the last year, Trumpists have waged a culture war across Europe. From J.D. Vance’s Munich speech to the America’s 2025 National Security Strategy, Trump and his team have promoted a narrative ...

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In May 1979 Jerry Falwell invited a select group of Christian conservative leaders to a strategic planning retreat at his Lynchburg, VA, estate. Falwell ran a private Christian academy and hosted a ...

Humanity has very few mainstays — things that have simply always been. From the beginning, we’ve developed and persisted in language, understanding the importance of communication. We’ve insisted on ...