Join me in Denver next Friday, February 8, for a discussion about the American Frontier in Film and TV: The State vs. Spontaneous Order: Anarchism and The ‘Wild West’ in Film and TV. I’ll explore a variety of topics including: The true extent of crime on the historical frontier,  the portrayals of the state vs. man (and woman) in the western genre, and the evolution of the Western from John Ford’s nationalistic fables to Clint Eastwood’s peacenik-fest Unforgiven. I’ll revisit themes from my earlier article “The American West: A Heritage of Peace” and recent original research from my new book … Continue reading Next Friday: A discussion about the American Frontier in Film and TV