How "Low Culture" Captured Politics with Ross Benes

Join Atlas CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 266th episode of Objectively Speaking, where she interviews author Ross Benes about his new book “1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times,” which demonstrates how many of the strangest cultural features of 1999 have predicted and influenced American life today. ---------------------------------------------- Ross Benes is an author, journalist, and research analyst who has written for outlets, including Huffpost, The Nation, Rolling Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, and has also written several books, including The Sex Effect and Rural Rebellion: How Nebraska Became a Republican Stronghold. Check Out More from Ross Benes: Website: https://www.rossbenes.com/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/RossBenes Book: “The Sex Effect” - https://amzn.to/4kONQq5 Book: Rural Rebellion: How Nebraska Became a Republican Stronghold - https://amzn.to/4kONQq5 Book: 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times - https://amzn.to/4kUfnXm ---------------------------------------------- About The Atlas Society: https://www.atlassociety.org/about Sign up for our newsletter to get updates: https://www.atlassociety.org/get-updates Entire library of Draw My Life Videos: https://www.atlassociety.org/video-series/draw-my-life Catalogue of The Atlas Society Asks episodes and other videos: https://www.atlassociety.org/now-playing Ayn Rand Merchandise: https://shop.atlassociety.org/ Follow The Atlas Society on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlasSociety/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAtlasSociety/videos Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAtlasSociety Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlassociety/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-atlas-society