In March 2023, Oxford University Press listed culture war as the word of the month. This report defined cultural war as an intense conflict between groups that have different cultural ideals and ...

“Culture reporting will be more attuned to the ways that fine art, architecture, television, film, and much more have become the receptacles for leaking (or overt) moralization.” Since Patti Smith is ...

The president doesn’t have the authority to impose tariffs on movies produced abroad, but he still wants to be the right’s designated culture commissar. Donald Trump projects his cultural ...

Sarah DeMaria still remembers how close she came to resigning from her role as a school librarian. It was the summer of 2023, ...

Thoughts and prayers have become a battle line in the culture wars. In the hours after the killing of two children and wounding 18 more kids and three adults at Assumption Catholic Church in ...

Close-up of a doctor examining a patient in a hospital. Recently, during a routine doctor’s appointment for one of my children, the physician’s assistant paused as we walked out and said, “I’m a big ...

Let’s get this straight immediately: If you’re an educator, you’re a culture war combatant. It cannot be avoided. It’s literally your job. Schools exist for the purpose of cultural transmission. They ...

Efficiency standards for home appliances were once the conversational equivalent of beige—neutral, but aggressively uninteresting. But as political polarization has deepened, dishwashers, laundry ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a defense analyst, and cover the economics of Pentagon spending. When conservative Pat Buchanan gave his famous “culture war” ...

Disney’s box-office bomb has spawned a series of Gaza-and-Trump-themed recriminations. Snow White costars Gal Gadot (L) and Rachel Zegler flank Disney producer Marc E. Platt at the film’s global ...

Growing up gay in one of the most conservative states in America was often difficult, but neither conservative nor liberal narratives would fully capture my lived experience. Upon learning I’m gay, my ...