culture

But stories persisted of violent and corrupt jailers, of deputy gangs, of an institutional culture so entrenched it resisted all efforts to root it out.

Not all that long ago, in a country strongly resembling this one, it appeared that the left — using that term in its broadest, vaguest sense — had won the culture wars.

For readers unfamiliar with the term, “groyper” essentially refers to an online faction of the far-right that uses meme culture and trolling to normalize extremist views.

The goal is bringing in players who add value while preserving locker-room balance — those whom both Roberts and Pebley trust to fit seamlessly into the culture, enhancing it rather than disrupting it.

She’s bearing witness to a human dilemma our culture would prefer to keep under wraps, but Ortega might just as easily be doing an audio essay or podcast.