The Greatest Conservative Films: The Dark Knight (2008)
By Eric M. Blake
Editor’s Note: In April of 2017 writer Eric M. Blake began a series at Western Free Press naming the “Greatest Conservative Films.” The introduction explaining the rules and indexing all films included in the series can be found here. Liberty Island will feature cross-posts of select essays from the series with the aim of encouraging discussion at this cross-roads of cinematic art with political ideology. (Click here to see the original essay. Check out the previously cross-posted entries on Jackie Brown, Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Unforgiven, Hail, Caesar!, Apocalypse Now, Fight Club, Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman: Dawn Of Justice ULTIMATE EDITION, Wonder Woman, Kill Bill and Gran Torino.) If you would like join this dialogue please contact us at submissions [@] libertyislandmag.com.
New Fiction: The Hidden Rider
By Tamara Wilhite
“This tissue graft sounds like everything the implants are but more,” I said.
“That’s exactly right. It will live off excess blood sugar or fat, whatever fuel source is readily available.” The doctor was nothing but professional.
“The implants can do that and run off batteries.”
“The graft is actually more advanced, since it will never need to have the batteries changed, and it can change itself.”
“Bio-rejection is a risk”
“Yes, true, but the Marcon Biologics C model caused thousands to get sick when the biologically derived plastics inside of it caused bio-rejection when they started to break down,” the doctor countered.
“That’s poor material selection. And the implant itself in this case is biological. It could be considered a parasite,” I told the doctor.
‘Pratt’s head slammed into the wall as he jerked back. He pulled his Buck knife from his pocket…’
Check out these four excerpts from Mike Baron’s Bad Road Rising series!
By Mike Baron
Buy the Ticket, take the ride:
Bad Road Rising, Book 1: Biker by Mike Baron
Bad Road Rising, Book 2: Sons of Privilege by Mike Baron
Bad Road Rising, Book 3: Not Fade Away by Mike Baron
Bad Road Rising, Book 4: Sons of Bitches by Mike Baron
PreTeena: September 10 – September 16, 2018
Sunday Comics!
By Allison Barrows
You won’t want to miss these hilarious cartoons depicting the ups and downs of adolescence. Now each week’s strips will debut on Sundays as the lead strip of Liberty Island’s Sunday Comics feature. If you draw a comic and would like to have your work featured on Sundays, please contact us: [email protected] Check out Allison Barrows’ new PreTeena blog here.
‘It is the eternal curse of guys who have pretty wives or girlfriends…’
By David Churchill Barrow
*Submit your photographs of nature and the outdoor life to [email protected] to participate in this weekly feature exploring the natural world.*
Why Jobs Robots Cannot Take May Still Disappear
By Tamara Wilhite
Have you ever used a self-serve kiosk? Perhaps you checked out with your groceries to save time. Or you waved your RFID pass to roll on into the carwash without waiting in line to get change for a $10 bill. In either case, technology has enabled self-service, a fancy term for “you do the work.” No matter what you may call it, the term “shadow work” coined by Craig Lambert applies.
The Greatest Conservative Films: Gran Torino (2008)
By Eric M. Blake
Editor’s Note: In April of 2017 writer Eric M. Blake began a series at Western Free Pressnaming the “Greatest Conservative Films.” The introduction explaining the rules and indexing all films included in the series can be found here. Liberty Island will feature cross-posts of select essays from the series with the aim of encouraging discussion at this cross-roads of cinematic art with political ideology. (Click here to see the original essay. Check out the previously cross-posted entries on Jackie Brown, Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Unforgiven, Hail, Caesar!, Apocalypse Now, Fight Club, Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman: Dawn Of Justice ULTIMATE EDITION, Wonder Woman and Kill Bill.) If you would like join this dialogue please contact us at submissions [@] libertyislandmag.com.
Just What is Conservative Theatre Anyway?
By Robert Cooperman
I’m delighted to share my thoughts about conservative theatre with Liberty Island.
As the founder and president of Stage Right Theatrics—the country’s only conservative theatre company—you’d think I’d have a pretty firm grip on just what “conservative theatre” means. Well, I’ve got a grip on it, but I often feel as though I’m holding onto something that’s been thoroughly greased. That’s because the concept of a “conservative theatre” is, in my mind, still evolving. Its definition has expanded over time as I have given it more thought and read/produced more plays, but it is still very much a work in progress. Here’s where I’m at with it now.
The First Chapter For New Thriller ‘Pulse of the Goddess’
The first book of Fred Tribuzzo’s ‘American Blackout’ series is out now and volumes two and three are coming soon!
By Fred Tribuzzo
“Emily Cricket Hastings!” Sister Marie shouted in lieu of God Almighty as the bullets whistled by and the porpoising ’67 sky blue Barracuda left the road at high speed.
Cricket made a hard right turn and sped the Plymouth convertible through a sunny field of tall grass, aiming for the woods alongside a white farmhouse.
“Stay down,” Cricket yelled, her long, dark hair a war flag, leading the battle.
Inside the forest she slid to a stop behind a row of oaks lining a large meadow and flew out of the car.
Click here to purchase Pulse of the Goddess: American Blackout Book 1.
PreTeena: September 3 – September 9, 2018
Sunday Comics!
By Allison Barrows
You won’t want to miss these hilarious cartoons depicting the ups and downs of adolescence. Now each week’s strips will debut on Sundays as the lead strip of Liberty Island’s Sunday Comics feature. If you draw a comic and would like to have your work featured on Sundays, please contact us: [email protected] Check out Allison Barrows’ new PreTeena blog here.
