There is a charming scene in the film Clerks (1994) in which the sidekick character Randall discusses his misgivings about the film Return of the Jedi (1983) with the protagonist Dante. Randall is upset that the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Empire’s new military space...
In the past several days, there have been surprising developments in the negotiations between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s civilian nuclear program. U.S. President Donald Trump has frequently, but not always, defined the goal of the negotiations as being limited...
Variety recently reported on an open letter signed by nearly four-hundred members of the film industry in response to the Israeli Defense Forces’ killing of Palestinian photojournalist and war documentarian Fatima Hassouna. Hassouna, her pregnant sister, and nine...
When I was a kid, I was confused by the punks' strange use of the swastika. It was in their graffiti, on their clothing, or tattooed on their bodies or faces along with spiked hair or shaved heads. The media loved the imagery of punks; disaffected youth, outcasts, and...
Let's hear no more about America First! It's a fraud, a cover for collectivist nationalism, and a distraction from what matters. (It also looks like camouflage for Trump Family First, but let's take it at face value for now.) On foreign policy, America First does not...
In their latest Foreign Affairs essay, National Security Council official Kurt Campbell and State Department China policy director Rush Doshi argue that the United States is underestimating the strategic threat posed by the People’s Republic of China and must build a...
Every president is a disappointment when compared to his predecessor; even, as in Donald Trump’s case today, when compared to himself. Trump 45 got an income tax reduction passed, while Trump 47 raised tariffs across the board. Trump 45 didn’t start any new wars,...
The Reform Party romped their way to a thorough beat down of the uniparty in the recent British council elections. There were more than 1,600 council seats up for election, multiple mayoralties, and a seat for parliament. Reform dominated the narrative around the...
