Posts by Samuel R. Staley
Samuel R. Staley is a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute and Director of the DeVoe L. Moore Center in the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy at Florida State University. He is a contributing author to the Independent books, Property Rights and Housing America.
Mulan’s Subtle Subversion Withstands Beijing’s Censors
Samuel R. Staley  •  Monday, October 12, 2020
Supreme Court Ruckus Got You Down? Queue Up These Movies
Samuel R. Staley  •  Monday, October 5, 2020
Antiwar Message of The Dawn Patrol Still Resonates 82 Years Later
Samuel R. Staley  •  Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Personal Freedom and Liberty Anchor Brave New World
Samuel R. Staley  •  Monday, August 17, 2020
Created Equal Provides Long Overdue Balance to Clarence Thomas’s Narrative
Samuel R. Staley  •  Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Just Mercy Provides Stark Warning About Death Penalty Injustice
Samuel R. Staley  •  Monday, June 8, 2020
George Floyd and the Future of Police Misconduct
Samuel R. Staley  •  Monday, June 1, 2020
The Stand at Paxton County Puts Leftist Activism at Center of Corruption Drama
Samuel R. Staley  •  Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Waco Demonstrates the Real Dangers of Militarizing Law Enforcement
Samuel R. Staley  •  Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Queen and Slim’s Cynicism Should Prompt Serious Discourse on Race and Criminal Justice
Samuel R. Staley  •  Monday, May 11, 2020
Harriet Breathes Life into Call for Liberty
Samuel R. Staley  •  Monday, February 17, 2020
Parasite Makes Worthy Run for Best Picture Academy Award
Samuel R. Staley  •  Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Jojo Rabbit’s Humanism Lifts Parody of Nazi Germany
Samuel R. Staley  •  Monday, February 3, 2020
Cinematic Excellence Gives 1917 the Brutal Realism of War
Samuel R. Staley  •  Thursday, January 23, 2020
Bombshell Bombs With Too Much Hollywood, Too Little Real Life
Samuel R. Staley  •  Monday, January 13, 2020
Little Women Shows Timelessness of “Coming of Age”
Samuel R. Staley  •  Thursday, January 2, 2020
Media Distorts, Misses the Mark on Richard Jewell
Samuel R. Staley  •  Monday, December 23, 2019
Neo-Noir Motherless Brooklyn Puts Power, Corruption at Center of Urban Renewal Story
Samuel R. Staley  •  Monday, December 2, 2019
The Current War Highlights Drama Over America’s Electrical Grid
Samuel R. Staley  •  Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Miss Virginia and the Political Realities of Public-School Reform
Samuel R. Staley  •  Monday, October 28, 2019
Joker Earns Its Accolades, but Offers Much More
Samuel R. Staley  •  Friday, October 11, 2019
Hustlers Explores Seedy Side of Strip-Club Economics
Samuel R. Staley  •  Thursday, September 19, 2019
Unplanned Searches for a Broad Audience but Gets Lost in Its Advocacy
Samuel R. Staley  •  Friday, July 12, 2019
Yesterday, the Beatles, and the Value of Earned Success
Samuel R. Staley  •  Monday, July 8, 2019
Apollo 11 Highlights Human Capacity for Technical Achievement
Samuel R. Staley  •  Monday, July 1, 2019
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