Dave Shiflett is an author and journalist known for his writing on music, culture, and politics. He contributed to The Weekly Standard from 1995 to 2018, writing on topics ranging from country music to political commentary. He is also the author of several books on American culture and religion.
You can get arrested for spanking an unruly tot these days, but flogging the immortal bejesus out of once-revered ancestors can pay significant dividends. Pounding the Founders and other historic villains not only affirms one's purity and moral superiority but can help achieve social dominance over…
If someone invented a television “raver filter” there would no doubt be national jubilation—until we realized that blocking the ravers would leave very little to watch. Everyone raves these days: sports announcers, politicians, airline executives, celebrities, cartoon characters, weather…
Many an aging hack writer (ahem) regrets not having worked harder in math class, or in what was once called "shop," which would have equipped us for careers built on sturdier things than words. As the assignments dry up, we could, at the very least, make a few bucks selling wobbly bookcases and…
Many an aging hack writer (ahem) regrets not having worked harder in math class, or in what was once called “shop," which would have equipped us for careers built on sturdier things than words. As the assignments dry up, we could, at the very least, make a few bucks selling wobbly bookcases and…
Johnny Cash
Clapton's Guitar
WHILE THE TROUBLES may not be hurting the Clinton poll numbers a lick, respectable opinion has it that the scandal definitely isn't doing The Children any good at all. As a result, parents are said to be struggling on two fronts: one, to shield their kids from the fouler aspects of the allegations,…
THERE'S A STRONG ELEMENT of wishful thinking in the idea that Bill Clinton is an unprincipled poll surfer; he was brought around on welfare reform, some conservatives argue, and he can probably be brought around on most anything else. This may be a misreading of the president, especially on the…
Any organization that horrifies the kind of people who embrace seat belt laws and Big Mac nutritional labels has a corkscrew appeal for those who delight in tweaking liberal sensibilities. But aside from the pleasure of an alliance with a group considered positively Satanic by their common…