Toxic Tribalism and Chosen Kin in Leif Enger’s I Cheerfully Refuse

It’s not silly that we define ourselves by our groups, and it’s a tendency that we should keep in mind when meeting with those we consider other.

Our Country Is a House Deceived and Divided

We’ve become a tribal people because our environment has become one based on deception.

Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” and the Necessity of Tribalism

2024’s most needle-moving cultural revelation has been Kendrick Lamar’s exposé and rap battle with the seemingly untouchable Drake.

The Monsters Are Already Here

We have our own agents provocateur who manipulate the impressionable to turn neighbor against neighbor, sowing seeds of suspicion and division with lies and conspiracies.

The End of Death as a Tribal Basis in X-Men’s Krakoan Age

The only problem with creating a mutant heaven on Earth is that, for all the miraculous feats they achieve when united, mutants are still fundamentally human beings.

Jacob Collier and Humanity’s Collective Voice

Jacob Collier’s career became a celebration of unity and diversity without restrictions.

Explorations of Tribalism in Death Stranding, Sable, and Chants of Sennaar

These three unique takes on tribalism highlight the wide-ranging discourse that can be found in the modern gaming landscape.

Guilty as Sin? Mother Taylor Swift and Our Tortured Desires

What should we do with our desires and what do they do to us? How do our desires shape who we are?

The Beautiful Community and Brutal Scapegoating in The Peasants

This 2023 animated adaptation of the acclaimed Polish novel highlights the tension between tradition and community, and modern individualism.

CAPC’s Favorite Games, Memes, and Cultural Moments of 2023

Our favorites include epic fantasy, dark academia, the Duggar sisters, Pedro Pascal, and more.

CAPC’s Favorite Books of 2023

Our favorite books of 2023 include an examination of feminism, musings on culture and psychology, space opera, Timothy Keller, and more.

CAPC’s Favorite Music of 2023

Our favorite music of 2023 includes the return of pop music icons, a pop-punk reunion, goth legends in concert, Tay Tay (of course), and more.

CAPC’s Favorite TV of 2023

Our favorite TV of 2023 includes academic comedy, zombie horror, trickster gods, the final frontier, and more.

CAPC’s Favorite Films of 2023

Our favorite films of 2023 featured existential comedy, movie monsters, the world’s favorite Nazi-punching archaeologist, assassins, and more.

CAPC’s Most Popular Articles of 2023

These are the articles that resonated most with our readers in 2023.

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