Movies
This 2017 horror film explores liberal racism and political hypocrisy through a psychological thriller lens
What is Get Out?
This animated sitcom frequently satirizes American politics through characters like Mayor Quimby and is known for predicting the future such as with Donald Trump’s presidency.
What is The Simpsons?
This dystopian novel illustrates the extreme endpoint of surveillance states, where language itself is manipulated to constrain political thought through an overarching “Big Brother”
What is 1984?
This Nickelodeon show explores imperialism and resistance through the Fire Nation’s expansionist war.
What is Avatar: The Last Airbender?
This platform, known for short-form videos, has been at the center of U.S. national security debates over data privacy and was featured in a case involving Chinese actors
What is TikTok?
This film portrays the tension between national security and civil liberties through a surveillance program that operates outside transparent judicial oversight
What is The Dark Knight?
This show critiques capitalism and the afterlife as a structured system, raising philosophical questions about justice and moral evaluation, and possibly being in the “bad” place
What is The Good Place?
This allegorical novella traces the degeneration of revolutionary ideals into authoritarian rule, mirroring elite consolidation after regime change with those other than human
What is Animal Farm?
This long-running Comedy Central cartoon frequently satirizes current political figures and policies with a famously controversial episode about a Trump deepfake
What is South Park?
This over-the-top energy drink trend has sparked debates over public health policy, youth safety, and the regulation of caffeine-laden beverages marketed online
What is Blackout Rage Gallon?
This dystopian film portrays a regime that uses spectacle and forced competition to maintain social control and suppress dissent, featuring “districts” of oppression
What is The Hunger Games?
This show critiques surveillance culture and the unintended consequences of technological governance, featuring episodes about a societal merit system, virtual reality scares, and “hanging the dj”
What is Black Mirror?
This Renaissance political treatise rejects idealism in favor of pragmatic governance, often associated with the phrase “the ends justify the means.”
What is The Prince
This animated series teaches young viewers problem-solving, delegation, and leadership as a “club” of characters shares decision-making power to complete tasks. This series is part of a larger company featuring multiple theme parks, merchandise stores, and popular markets.
What is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse?
This viral challenge has people eating or drinking extreme products for clout, raising social media liability and public health questions
What is Tide Pod Challenge?
This film examines propaganda and nationalism through a fictional African monarchy navigating global diplomacy and isolationism.
What is Black Panther?
This show uses a zombie apocalypse to explore state failure, anarchy, and the formation of new governance systems
What is The Walking Dead?
This document sets up separation of powers and a system of checks and balances among three branches of government
What is the Constitution?
This medical drama highlights organizational hierarchy, crisis management, and ethical decision-making within a large institution and is somehow still running today
What is Grey's Anatomy?
This term describes the spread of false or misleading information online, often influencing elections
What is misinformation?
This film portrays a media corporation manipulating public perception through controlled reality, raising questions about consent and autonomy. It features built-in advertisements and frequent moments of deja vu
What is The Truman Show?
This fantasy series depicts competing claims to sovereignty, dynastic legitimacy, and the use of force to maintain political order and famously has a Columbia class based on it
What is Game of Thrones?
This speculative novel depicts a theocratic regime that institutionalizes gender hierarchy through legal and religious doctrines and was made into a TV show. Many use this book’s messages to convey how individuals in the United States are feeling today.
What is The Handmaides Tale?
This supernatural drama centers on a small town, where competing supernatural figures engage in strategic alliances, betrayals, and succession struggles to control the town’s power hierarchy with a famous dancing sequence with the song “Feel so Close” by Calvin Harris
What is The Vampire Diaries?
When your favorite online personality gets called out for problematic behavior, the hashtag that mobilizes the pitchfork brigade is called this
What is cancel culture?