“American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people, and to defend the world from grave danger.” – President George W. Bush, March 19, 2003 “Today we are part of a broad coalition. We are answering the calls of a threatened people. And we are … Read more
So the remake of Red Dawn was in development hell. Then it was in the can but shelved in the wake of MGM’s bankruptcy. There aren’t many movies I hear about and then genuinely eagerly anticipate—that’s generally reserved for Halo and Bioshock games—but this was (is?) one. Now the invading Chinese forces have ridiculously morphed … Read more
Last week a longtime net acquaintance lamented on his Facebook page that 65% of the wealth in the United States was now controlled by 10% of its people. (I think that was it. It was a large percentage and a small percentage. You get the gist.) I’m immediately suspicious when I hear such a claim, … Read more