Content warning: suicide. Earlier this month, a conservative group in Arizona adapted a movie poster from the 1946 classic It’s a Wonderful Life to promote their “populist reception for the season,” entitled “It’s A Wonderful Nation.” The poster adds: “we’re saying ‘Merry Christmas!’” It’s only one among several recent politically motivated interpretations of the film: In 2018, the Federalist Society argued: “No, no, No: ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ Isn’t Socialist, Okay?” The staunch conservative think tank pointed out that the “Building and Loan is not a government organization supporting people in idleness, but a business offering loans to working men Read more