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On November 14, I’ll be moderating a talk by Paul Cantor at
George Mason University. The topic: “The
Economics of Apocalypse: Flying Saucers, Alien Invasions, and the
Walking Dead.”

Everywhere we look in pop culture today, the world is
coming to an end. Whether it’s the result of natural disasters,
alien invasions, or zombie plagues, our way of life is threatened
and our institutions are crumbling, leaving Americans to fend for
themselves (or prey upon each other).

Drawing upon his new book,
The Invisible Hand in Popular Culture: Liberty vs. Authority in
American Film and TV, University of Virginia Professor of
English Paul Cantor will discuss opposing visions of individualism
vs. collectivism in today’s catastrophe narratives.

The event will begin at 7:00 and end at 8:30. You can find us at
Founders Hall Auditorium on GMU’s Arlington campus, at 3351 Fairfax
Drive.

• Secretary of State
  John Kerry has said that sometimes NSA spying went too
  far.
• According to documents released by the House Oversight and
  Government Reform Committee,
  only 248 people enrolled in a health plan through
  healthcare.gov in the two days after it was launched.
• An
  increasing number of Saudi men are trying to help end Saudi
  Arabia’s ban on women driving.
• 
  German journalists have been urged by The German Federation of
  Journalists to avoid using Google and Yahoo because of recent
  reporting on snooping by British and American intelligence.
• China’s domestic security chief has blamed
  Uighur Islamists for the recent attack in Tiananmen
  square.
• 
  Liberal billionaires have been spending a lot of money on
  campaigns this year.

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Matthew McConaughey’s string of terrific
mid-career performances (most recently
in Mud and Magic Mike) reaches a
new peak in Dallas Buyers Club. Even better, says
Kurt Loder, McConaughey is matched here by Jared Leto, returning to
the screen after five years away and attaining a career high of his
own as a doomed drag queen. By contrast, Ender’s Game is
cold, overwrought, and surprisingly dull.

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