Mathew Shaeffer, history research associate at the John Locke Foundation, discusses Spiderman comics’ treatment of communism and criminals. Shaeffer offered these comments during a July 29, 2013, speech for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. To watch full-length presentations of JLF events, click here.
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