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The article reports on the moral panic by some Americans in the 1920s related to the perceived evils associated with jazz music and its associated jazz culture. Newspaper reports associated jazz with undesirable traits including insanity, criminality, drug addiction, as well as the supernatural. Vampires, a pejorative name for liberated women, were also associated with the jazz music scene.

The article discusses the challenges of finding housing that is affordable in the U.S., including in regard to the increases of home rental prices and homelessness in the U.S. The eviction of residents, including due to building owners' decisions to sell their property, is discussed. An overview of the U.S. government's affordable housing program, including in regard to racial segregation in public housing, is provided.

A photo essay that depicts hate groups such as white nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the group the Ku Klux Klan in the U.S. during the 21st century.

The article discusses efforts to equalize educational opportunities in computer science (CS) for lower-income students in the U.S., including in regard to social privilege in the country. An overview of Massive Open Online Course (MOOCs), including the authors' perspective that it did not equalize education, is provided.

The article discusses the economic, social, and cultural power of the elite class in the U.S. which may be called X people or bobos. Topics explored include the presence of this class in various sectors ranging from education to technology, the economic and educational background of creative individuals belonging to this class, and the evolution of the class structure in the U.S.

The article compares living in the social democracy of Norway with living in the capitalist U.S., including in regard to equality, well-being, quality of life and working hours. An overview of the relationship between the social conditions of women in Norway and the U.S, including in regard to raising children and paid parental leave for mothers and fathers in Norway, is provided.

The article focuses on journalism in the U.S. in 2015. Topics include how journalism has changed throughout U.S. history. Topics include the importance of editorial independence in journalism, the awarding of prizes in the journalism profession, and the mass media coverage of politics and popular culture in the U.S.

The article discusses the proposals of the #BlackLivesMatter movement whose mission is to put an end to a racist system. Topics covered include incidents that caused the death of unarmed African-American people in different parts of the U.S., the importance of an economic program for eliminating racism, and books that deal with racism such as "Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life" by Karen E. and Barbara J. Fields. It also discusses things to consider in building a just society.

In the article, the author discusses the reasons behind the divisions in the U.S. and the need for President-elect Joe Biden to create an effective strategy to truly unite the country. Also cited are how the fight for nationalism in the U.S. is a fight against nonwhite and immigrant population, the efforts by white supremacists to make America great again (MAGA) by campaigning against minorities, and the need for Biden and outgoing president Donald Trump's support to white supremacists.

The article discusses historical details about race riots and protests against racial injustice in the U.S. It explored the establishment of the U.S. National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders in 1967 by then U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the race riots in the country, the 1922 report on race relations and riots published by the Chicago Commission on Race Relations, and the highlights of the 1977 study "Commission Politics: The Processing of Racial Crisis in America."

The article explores the traffic accident crisis as of 2020. Topics discussed include the strict implementation of car safety and drunk driving laws which may have contributed to the decline in traffic fatalities in the country, comparison between car crash and gun violence-related deaths in the U.S., and brief details about traffic segregation, proposed improvements to road safety guidelines, and the reduction of speed limits in cities.

The article explores the mortality crisis in the U.S. which may be attributed to deaths linked to suicide, drug overdose, and alcohol addiction. Topics discussed include the recorded decline in the life expectancy rate of the country, the increase in mortality risk for younger Americans, and a comparison of mortality rates between the U.S. and Great Britain.

The article discusses whether crime-free housing programs in the U.S. keep communities safe or put low-income people of color at risk of eviction and homelessness. Topics covered include how rules in the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program make it easier for landlords to evict certain renters, similar federal laws applying to public housing tenants, and concerns that crime-free housing policies have become tools for preventing people of color from living in certain neighborhoods.

The article discusses the human rights in history. According to the author, the concept of human rights, including natural rights, is centuries old. He notes that in the U.S. rights were invoked in ways not originally intended, such as the right to defend property and briefly discusses former U.S. president Jimmy Carter's central role in human rights in the U.S. Also discussed are U.S. human rights during the 1940s and how it has evolved into a global perspective.

This article looks at the degree of income mobility in the United States. The author claims that today in America, one's birth largely determines one's future, even though we're not supposed to be living in a class society. Based on recent data, economists like Bhashkar Mazumder of the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago argue that 60% of a son's income is determined by the level of income of the father, a 40% rise since earlier in the 1900s.

Presents the text of a speech given by James M. Whitworth, chief of the Miami Township Fire Department in Florida, on September 14, 2003, which deals with the second anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. Social impact of the tragedy; Importance of remembering the lessons learned from the tragedy; Views on the motivations of soldiers, firefighters and police officers.

The article focuses on the political and social conditions in the United States. As the U.S. House of Representatives was about to begin debating a modest campaign finance reform bill, former Enron Corp. CEO Kenneth Lay was taking the Fifth before the Senate commerce committee. The goal was to game the system, the reform bill in favor of Enron in regulatory agencies. The article also focuses on the campaign reform for elections for the post of Mayor in New York. This was the first full election under the 1998 reforms to New York City's public campaign finance law. The revised law provides four dollars of public funding for every dollar of private money for contributions up to $250, to candidates who accept spending limits.

Projects what the United States would be like under the leadership of George W. Bush. Topics of the economy, education, foreign policy, religion, guns and crime, health care, defense, and taxes that would be affected by his political views; How Bush could change the composition and influence of the Supreme Court on controversial issues such as affirmative action.

The article focuses on the impact of technological innovation on privacy in 2015. Topics include the protection of private personal information, the U.S. National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance program, and the U.S. Supreme Court judgments regarding the privacy rights of Americans. Information is provided on democracy and privacy law development in the U.S.

The article discusses an influx of Central American immigrant children to the United States. The author is critical of arguments to aggressively increase border security and deport immigrants, and he discusses the role of the U.S. in creating the conditions in Central America that the children are attempting to escape. Other topics include the 2007 U.S. Wilberforce Act to prevent child slavery, as well as gang violence in Central America.

Focuses on the most influential United States crime stories of each decade of the twentieth century. How crimes are a reflection of society; Details of the activities of criminals, including Al Capone, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, Charles Manson and Jeffrey Dahmer; Predictions of an increase in the brutality of crimes in the twenty-first century.

Hollywood films hold up a mirror to American society. It's equally true--that Hollywood films fail to reflect American society. Movies are clear windowpanes and opaque blinds, looking glasses and veils; they express and repress, elucidate and obscure, reveal and hide. Movies stubbornly tell the truth, and they constantly lie. The tabloidization of the U.S. is also about the sin of overweening pride. That's the problem of each of the characters. One is a soldier who went over to the North Koreans and doesn't know how to love his country. He's a guy who ended up on the wrong side of the cold war and has taken refuge in his poor damaged brain. Another character is a nuclear physicist who, as a result of. the horrors of his work, has reverted to being a 6-year-old.

This article presents information on the book "Free Speech in its Forgotten Years," by David M. Rabban. Free speech emerged as a major issue, historical convention has it, only with the wartime Espionage and Sedition Act prosecutions by former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, through which several thousand Americans were imprisoned for saying, writing or publishing things their judges said amounted to attempts to obstruct the war effort but that today Americans can see are simply sharp attacks and caustic criticism of government policies, the sine qua non of freedom of expression. In his absorbing revisionist history of "Free Speech in Its Forgotten Years," Professor David Rabban sets out to correct the received wisdom that in the period between Reconstruction and World War I, free speech was not much of an issue and no relevant litigation of significance took place.

This article presents information related to Congressional districts. A soft-spoken attorney and one of the U.S. Congress's left-most members, Mel Watt hails from one of the more ideologically homogeneous districts in the country; the 12th District of North Carolina. Since he was first elected in 1992, the district has been a skinny 160-mile-long crescent that starts in the mill town of Gastonia, follows the Interstate 85 corridor of small Piedmont cities, picks up poor and working-class neighborhoods in Charlotte, Greensboro and Winston-Salem, and ends in the tobacco-and-technology city of Durham. But to the U.S. Supreme Court, the district is an outrage, a serpentine stretch of land that doesn't deserve to be considered a coherent Congressional district.

Offers a look at the growing popularity of golf in the U.S. as of August 1998. Cultural and social aspects of sports; Sports that are popular in the country; Profile of a typical golfer; Explanation that the continuing middle-class pursuit of golf is indication of continuing evolution of U.S. society; Reflection of social values in sport; Significance of the popularity of golfer Tiger Woods.

Presents an overview of the 20th century as the Century of the Common Man. Characterization of the first half of the century as having a rise of state power theme; The second half being notable for a liberation theme; Events in the United States involving soldiers, suffragettes, the civil-rights movement, opposition to the Vietnam war, feminism, and the information revolution.

Focuses on Hispanic American members of Generation X, or the so-called Generation N. Impact and numbers of the group; Ethnic identification; Influence on United States culture; Young women's reaction to traditional women's roles and appearance; Religion; Prejudices faced by Hispanic Americans. INSET: Critical Mas: 20 for 2000..

Focuses on the increasing number of elderly people in the United States. Predictions about the US elderly population by Peter G. Peterson in his book `Gray Dawn'; Economic, social, and political implications of aging; Impact of aging on education and society; Companionship for the elderly; Life expectancy; Declining US birth rate. INSETS: It's Not Just Here;Counting the Silver Hairs.

The article discusses the contributions of immigrants to U.S. society as they volunteer for the military, create jobs and help their communities. Topics include the views of immigrant children on immigration and the political battle over immigrants in the U.S., and how people in the country illegally have declined as a percentage of the labor force.

The article discusses the state of immigration and immigrants in the U.S., the History of Anti-Immigration Scaremongering and the response of politicians to immigration issues in the U.S.

The article discusses the role of pedophilia as an aspect of conspiracy theories. Topics include the McMartin preschool scandal of the 1980s in Manhattan Beach, California, the social contexts of conspiracy theories such as the Pizzagate and QAnon conspiracy theories, and the controversial aspects of day care in relation to conservative beliefs about families.

The article profiles 19th century American lawyer and conservationist Madison Grant and examines his philosophical contributions to white nationalism. Topics covered include biographical information on Grant, his influence on German dictator Adolf Hitler, and the resurgence of "white genocide" rhetoric in the modern U.S.

The article discusses the thought of literary scholar and cultural theorist Lauren Berlant in relation to her social criticism of U.S. culture. Topics include the relation of Berlant's book "Cruel Optimism" to U.S. culture, the role of affect theory in literary criticism, and the book "The Hundreds," co-written by Berlant and Kathleen Stewart.

The article offers news briefs related to the U.S. as of September 10, 2018. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has been quoted as saying "America was never that great." President Donald Trump's fixer Michael Cohen has pled guilty to a host of charges, including campaign-finance offences. A condemnation of the alt-right and its supporters is also offered.

The author reflects on whether cultural, racial, and ethical diversity is beneficial to social conditions in the U.S. or if it prohibits the success of constitutional government. He discusses the immigration policies of President Donald Trump and argues that the policies should serve the benefits of American citizens.

Discusses the birth of the overclass, formerly known in American culture as yuppies. Description of the overclass; Effort to lay claim to the middle class; How the overclass values competitive achievement; Why some are not proud to be associated with the overclass; The overclass' political contradictions; The ideology of `merit'; Michael Lind's book, `The Next American Nation'; More. INSET: The overclass 100.

Discusses how bisexuality is starting to become more mainstream. Celebrities such as Michael Stipe, Courtney Love, and Sophie B. Hawkins who have come out as bisexual; The bisexual movement of the 1990's; Sigmund Freud's belief; Alfred Kinsey's 1948 report; Bisexuality as a rupture in social structure; Paula Rust's book, `Bisexuality: The Psychology and Politics of an Invisible Minority'; More. INSET: A secret history. (public figures who are bisexual).

Contends that the images baby boomers have of 20somethings are mostly untrue--it's the stereotyping of Generation X, not the reality, that bites. Debunking the myths about them; Self-profiles by 13 20somethings; Fidel Vargas, 25, mayor of Baldwin Park, Calif.; Chris Barron, 26, singer for the Spin Doctors; Heather Da Silva, 27, hairstylist, New York City. INSET: The VIX list: Very important Xers (22 twenty-somethings of note).

Presents a humorous prediction on the decade of the 1990s in the United States. The Setting a Definite Serious Limit on the Deficit of No More Than $10 (to the 15th power) Act of 1996; Creation of the Department of Redundant Health Paperwork Department; Abandonment of computers for a device that enables the user to experience the sensation of reading a book; The `Interactive Salad Bar'; Virtual President Bob; More. INSET: Randy Shilts, author..

Presents the speech of the Director of Curriculum of the Institute of American Liberty, delivered to the National Education Taskforce Annual Conference in Washington, D.C, on November 22, 1996, dealing with social conditions in the country. Crisis in confidence and vacuum in leadership; Purchasing power of consumers; Wealth creation; Social order.

Presents speech by a United States Senator from Kansas, delivered to the Landon Lecture Monday in Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas on September 10, 1996, dealing with the social changes reshaping America in the advent 21st century.

Presents speech by the counselor of the Rockford Institute, Illinois, given before the Wisconsin Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, dealing with the social conditions in the United States. Political conditions; Leadership issues; Students' demands and the education system; Acculturation.

Presents a speech made by a columnist for the `Washington Post' newspaper, delivered at the London Lecture at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, on April 13, 1995, dealing with community crisis in the United States. Threat to destroy the solidarity of the country; National interests; Issue on the politics of differences; Cultural issues.

Reprints the speech by the President of the United States Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce delivered to the Defense Mapping Agency on June 16, 1994, dealing with the restoration of the spirit of optimism among Americans. Overemphasis on rights without a corollary emphasis on responsibilities; Decline in moral values; Conflict between individual rights and community rights.

Presents the speech of Distinguished Fellow at the Heritage Foundation delivered at the annual board meeting and public policy seminar on April 16, 1994 about a strategy for transforming America's culture. Decentralization; Responsibility and authority of people over their lives; Reform of incentives in the criminal justice system; Reconstitution of the family; Need for a guiding philosophy and optimism.

Presents speech by the former United States Secretary of Education and Fellow for Culture Policy Studies of the Heritage Foundation, given before the Heritage Foundation's 20th anniversary, dealing with the issue of the spirit of democracy in modern America. America as seen through the eyes of foreigners; Index of leading cultural indicators; Social regression; Spiritual acedia; Achieving social regeneration.

Presents speech by the President of Drew Dawn Enterprises Inc., given before the Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, dealing with the issue on the need to eliminate the causes of the deteriorating conditions of American life. Pollutants; Increase in criminality; `Salad bowl' concept; Impiety; Decay of the American family; Sex and violence in television.

Presents speech by the Counselor of the Rockford Institute, given before the Rockford Institute at Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin, dealing with the issue of the shredding of the fabric of trust which used to hold American society together. Rise of dishonesty, corruption, vandalism, violence, crime, deceit and maliciousness; Need for the restoration of the family norm; Civilization's losing out to the vandals.