Culture wars now and then

→ Country Music’s Culture Wars and the Remaking of Nashville

Interesting to hear Emily Nussbaum discuss the presence of an earnings ceiling for female country singers and people from diverse backgrounds.

→ Was there a Culture War in Nineteenth-Century America?

Adam Smith and guests talking about the cultural dividing lines - along with abolition of course - in the run up to the US civil war. Notably that the “manliness” of candidates on both sides of the aisle was part of the national debate.