Daily Archives: February 21, 2015

Teachout: Bob Hope’s Success Was Because He Wasn’t Jewish

Terry Teachout, reviewing Hope: Entertainer of the Century, Richard Zoglin’s new biography of Bob Hope, isn’t much of a fan of Hope, believing him to be overrated as a comedian and safe in his humor. Consequently, Teachout believes Hope’s massive … Continue reading

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JPod: Media Out of Touch with Red America

The huge success of overtly patriotic movies such as American Sniper and TV shows such as NCIS, argues John Podhoretz, demonstrates how out of touch the cultural elite is. This parochialism is a form of willing blindness about what America … Continue reading

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