Titus Techera

Biography

Titus Techera is the Executive Director of the American Cinema Foundation and a culture critic for think tanks including Liberty Fund and the Acton Institute. He teaches in the Manhattan Institute Logos Fellowship and is a Visiting Fellow at the Mattias Corvinus Collegium in Budapest.

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“Project Hail Mary’s” Success: A Story You Can Believe In

Pursuit of Happiness
April 17, 2026

James Q. Wilson and the Crisis of Our Time

Pursuit of Happiness
April 8, 2026

Becoming All-American

Pursuit of Happiness
March 6, 2026

When Duvall Played Stalin

Politics
February 20, 2026

Reiner, Stand By Me

Pursuit of Happiness
December 23, 2025

Remembering Ed Banfield's “The Unheavenly City"

Politics
December 4, 2025

Pascal's Diagnosis of the Modern Soul

Pursuit of Happiness
September 30, 2025
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“Project Hail Mary’s” Success: A Story You Can Believe In

April 17, 2026

James Q. Wilson and the Crisis of Our Time

April 8, 2026

Becoming All-American

March 6, 2026

When Duvall Played Stalin

February 20, 2026

Reiner, Stand By Me

December 23, 2025

Remembering Ed Banfield's “The Unheavenly City"

December 4, 2025

Pascal's Diagnosis of the Modern Soul

September 30, 2025
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“Project Hail Mary’s” Success: A Story You Can Believe In

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