Andrew Paul is currently writing a book about the relationship between the Hollywood blacklist and postwar libertarian culture. He welcomes comments at @andypaulPhd.
Feature
In ‘Captain America: Civil War,’ Superheroes Fight for Freedom—The Kind Ayn Rand Fought For
The movie celebrates the roguish, rugged individual who seeks to exercise such personal freedom of choice without concern for others’ wishes.
Andrew Paul
Culture
The Blacklist in ‘Trumbo’ Didn’t Just Restrict Free Speech. It Changed How We Talk About Freedom.
Trumbo misses the opportunity to tell a more faithful, radical narrative of cinema's Red Scare and its resistors.
Andrew Paul
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