A Nation Addicted to Violence
A 31 minute podcast in which Rex and the founder disagree sharply over the resolution: Violent movies and television shows are the antithesis of art and toxic drug for an addiction-prone nation.
Yearly Archive: 2020
Parsing the Persian War
Trump campaigned on ending the “regime change wars,” as Tulsi Gabbard calls them, and getting us out of the Middle East. We don’t have enough ground troops for an invasion. The rumors of bringing back the draft are just that. But the Iranians know Trump could destroy their oil refineries and devastate their economy even more than his sanctions already have.
A Time to Kill? Part One of Three
President Trump’s decision to kill General Soleimani has stirred up the predictable opposition. For Nancy Pelosi and her party, Trump had to be condemned either for making an inadequate response to Iranian terrorist aggression against the United States or for a response she has decided, on her own authority, to declare a war crime.
Thanks, Donald.
As an anti-interventionist who has opposed all US involvement in wars since WW II and nearly all our military interventions, I send congratulations to the President for taking direct action against a pirate-state that has more than once attacked American diplomatic personnel.
Wednesday’s Child: My 2020 Vision
If I’m sober enough to write this on New Year’s Eve, my gentle reader will surely have sobered up by New Year’s Day, and will consequently pardon me for staying on the Kremlinology hobbyhorse all through the holidays.
Homeless People and Helpless Country
The Supreme Court’s recent refusal to hear a case on the right of cities to police their homeless population underscores the complete failure of our socialist government.
“THE CHAIN I FORGED IN LIFE” (Reflections on Marley’s Ghost)
Christmas traditions abound at our home, and they are among the holiday hallmarks we come to cherish every December. Several of these traditions involve taking in movies that we only watch this time of year, but we insist on watching every year, just the same. A Christmas Carol, sometimes multiple versions of it, is a must-see.
