Tory Historian maintains that most of the best writers and playwrights are conservative in their outlook. So the news that David Mamet the best present-day American playwright has moved from left to right did not come as a surprise - the man is talented, after all - but was very good to hear anyway.
This review of The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture points out the obvious:
With all the talk of Hollywood liberalism — the endless leftist blather from Sean Penn and Tim Robbins, the cozying up to Castro and Chavez by Oliver Stone and Danny Glover, the jejune Iranian peace-making by Annette Bening and Alfre Woodard, etc., etc — it’s fascinating that the two leading playwrights in the English language (the smart guys) — Tom Stoppard and David Mamet — identify as conservative/libertarians.And why not? After all, Shakespeare was deeply conservative in his outlook and much afraid of political change for the sake of it.
Tory Historian will enjoy Judge Andrew Napolitano's recent interview with Mamet.
Sounds most interesting. Thank you.