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If you think you can't use the word "black," and must use "African-American" instead, you may find that you can't talk straight. Brief article Nov 23, 2009 192
Could you pass the new citizenship test? An attempt to 'summarize the basic concepts of American democracy' in 100 questions. Semple, Kirk Sep 7, 2009 1247
The great American (academic) road trip. Herrmann, Michele Brief article Sep 1, 2009 267
By the time we understood Woodstock ... After 40 years of unquestionable cultural and political impact, it's time Woodstock Nation defines itself. Cohen, Burt Aug 14, 2009 841
Running the numbers: an American Self-Portrait. Jordan, Chris Jun 22, 2009 325
Owed to Shirley Chisholm. Shockley, Evelyn E. Poem Jun 1, 2009 89
Is there an American mind? Guelzo, Allen C. May 25, 2009 2917
The politics of superheroes: want a map of the debates of the early 21st century? Watch a comic-book movie. Walker, Jesse May 1, 2009 2764
The blue jean generation: youth, gender, and sexuality in Buenos Aires, 1958-1975. Manzano, Valeria Report Mar 22, 2009 10329
Kindergarten teachers' perspectives on developmentally appropriate practices (DAP): a study conducted in Mumbai (India). Hegde, Archana V.; Cassidy, Deborah J. Report Mar 22, 2009 8573
Undermining our culture. McManus, John F. Mar 2, 2009 806
Shopping for fertility markets: when it comes to reproductive technology, Americans are more tolerant than the French. Faure, Guillemette Feb 1, 2009 1012
Where is marriage going? Layng, Anthony Jan 1, 2009 1035
"Infantile specimens": showing babies in nineteenth-century America. Pearson, Susan J. Essay Dec 22, 2008 15838
Rock Me, Mama. Dawson, Erica Poem Dec 1, 2008 250
Elegy for the Bill of Rights. Shivani, Anis Poem Dec 1, 2008 96
30 years of Dallas: the TV show that won the Cold War. Gillespie, Nick; Welch, Matt Nov 1, 2008 780
American 'culture'-and its influence. Singer, Barnett Sep 22, 2008 3090
Vachel Lindsay's covenant with America. Folks, Jeffrey Critical essay Sep 22, 2008 6119
Appetite for destruction: never have so many shoppers owed so much.... Bacevich, Andrew J. Sep 8, 2008 5870
The business of being born: former talk show host Ricki Lake produces a film on US birth culture. Aug 1, 2008 490
Is the grass greener on the other side? Taylor, Drew Hayden Jul 1, 2008 859
'We belong to each other': the pope challenges U.S. individualism and materialism. Collum, Danny Duncan Jul 1, 2008 680
Supporting immigrant students' understanding of U.S. culture through children's literature. Akrofi, Amma K.; Swafford, Jeanne; Janisch, Carole; Liu, Xiaoming; Durrington, Vance Jun 22, 2008 8386
1968 America's tragic year: the 1960s was already shaping up as one of America's most turbulent decades. But in 1968, it seemed Like the nation was beginning to spin out of control. Davey, Monica Mar 31, 2008 1704
Nationwide--the National Endowment for the Humanities is offering a new free resource that is designed to promote the teaching, study and understanding of American history and culture. Brief article Mar 1, 2008 137
Mei's invitation: a gentle asceticism for Chinese and Americans. McDaniel, Jay Jan 1, 2008 7567
My American Uncle, America Cries Uncle, and Other Fantastic Tales from France: Iegor Gran's Jeanne d'Arc fait tic-tac. Durham, Carolyn A. Critical essay Jan 1, 2008 9478
Gay Artists in Modern American Culture: An Imagined Conspiracy. Sep 11, 2007 75
On being a "brat". Tolliver, Rachael Sep 1, 2007 923
Public schooling's divisive effect. McCluskey, Neal Sep 1, 2007 4366
American images in today's France. Singer, Barnett Jun 22, 2007 3846
Scaredy-cat politics. Bresler, Robert J. May 1, 2007 985
Why do Americans idolize serial killers? Dec 1, 2006 726
Versions of the truth. Bowman, James Oct 1, 2006 2979
What makes a nation? Nations are not simply political communities contained within geographical borders. They are expressions of a shared culture, language, and political principle, that unite citizens in a common bond. Telzrow, Michael E. Jun 12, 2006 2220
Approval Hell: Americans are an accepting people, to a fault. King, Florence Column Jun 5, 2006 1930
From California to the New York Island; Michael Ned Holte on "Interstate: The American Road Trip". Holte, Michael Ned May 1, 2006 842
The State of the Union: how well do you know your nation? Our map, chart, and graphs give you a picture of the United States. Jan 9, 2006 615
Examining the culture of fatherhood in American children's literature: presence, interactions, and nurturing behaviors of fathers in Caldecott award winning picture books (1938-2002). Quinn, Suzanne M. Flannery Jan 1, 2006 11979
Myths about aging--or--what is the real truth?? Prescott, Barb Oct 1, 2005 638
Marlena Kudlicka: The Image That Emits No Shadow. Johnson, Thomas Sep 22, 2005 546
America's traditional values: the conscience of a nation. Gray, Charles E. Sep 1, 2005 2117
Implications of media scrutiny for a child protection agency. Cooper, Lindsay D. Sep 1, 2005 4706
Too flip. Gurdon, Meghan Cox Aug 8, 2005 583
Patriotic Jewish American happy to live in a nation formed on Christian values. McManus, John F. Brief Article Aug 8, 2005 43
Living in a Jerry Springer world. Houston, Paul D. Aug 1, 2005 1009
Leading man: both for the Vatican and for Hollywood the papacy is a countercultural sign of contradiction. Their takes, though, are decidedly different. McCormick, Patrick Jun 1, 2005 1342
The scourge of nationalism. Zinn, Howard Jun 1, 2005 1344
Quotes. Brief Article Apr 1, 2005 99
Troubadour of the American West: an exemplar of the frontier life he wrote about, author Louis L'Amour celebrated the honorable individualism of the men and women who settled the American West. Grigg, William Norman Biography Mar 21, 2005 3261
Boomer or bust: reflections of a generational refugee. Taylor, Jeff A. Column Mar 1, 2005 654
Ayn Rand at 100: loved, hated, and always controversial, the best-selling author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged is more relevant than ever. Young, Cathy Mar 1, 2005 2917
Rand-O-Rama: Ayn Rand's long shelf life in American culture. Mar 1, 2005 894
Rand redux. Gillespie, Nick Brief Article Mar 1, 2005 487
Laura Zucker has agreed to develop and launch a new non-profit, Arts + Culture LA, that will be responsible for marketing the arts and cultural offerings of the Los Angeles region to domestic and international tourists. Brief Article Feb 14, 2005 60
Notes & asides. Snedeker, Don Jan 31, 2005 645
The long view. Long, Rob Column Jan 31, 2005 858
The Arab ear and the American eye: a study of the role of the senses in culture. Kanaana, Sharif; Muhawi, Ibrahim Essay Jan 1, 2005 7929
Terror and form: David Joselit on art and American culture. Joselit, David Jan 1, 2005 995
It may come as a surprise to readers of National Review to learn that we once shared a floor of our office building with Vibe, a magazine dedicated to the doings of such avant-garde popular musicians as Jadakiss, Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Twista, OutKast, Jay-Z, and Ja Rule. Brief Article Dec 13, 2004 201
Our crisis of foundations: what Tom Wolfe's novel, among other things, brings to mind. Derbyshire, John Critical Essay Dec 13, 2004 2001
So, you want to win the culture wars? It would help to engage in a little culture. Douthat, Ross Dec 13, 2004 2370
Africans offer some perspective on America's 'flaws'. Pitts, Leonard Aug 9, 2004 653
A sad falling off: the New York Times's cultural coverage is ... well, not what it used to be. Kimball, Roger Critical Essay Jul 26, 2004 1567
Cultivating Native American success at the corporate level. Stallings, Steve Jul 5, 2004 741
Dissent is as American as apple pie: "American citizens are torn by an ill-advised war and occupation led by leaders who, in seeking to stifle the sort of healthy debate democracy requires, do not seem to understand, indeed, who seem to shun, our nation's history.". Young, Ralph F. Column Jul 1, 2004 1448
American Memory. Roland, Craig Brief Article Mar 1, 2004 105
Reality and contemplation. Roshwald, Mordecai Critical Essay Jan 1, 2004 3334
Source. Brief Article Jan 1, 2004 143
Epicurus at the food court. Reece, Erik Anderson Jan 1, 2004 4245
Cross-cultural challenges when doing business in China. Zigang, Zhang Jan 1, 2004 3291
Why buffy kicked ass: the deep meaning of TV's favorite vampire slayer. Postrel, Virginia Aug 1, 2003 1184
Further reading. Ede, Piers Moore Brief Article Mar 22, 2003 200

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