Although he probably didn’t mean to say this, director Godfrey Reggio’s excellent 1982 film Koyaanisqatsi has a sequence that beautifully illustrates the failure of large socialized programs vs free market capitalism. This illustration reveals why if government spending often results
If cable is the place where the best shows get made, Damages is the proof. It’s third season started with a bang and continues to surprise its viewers with tightly written, clever stories acted by some of the best talent
A funny thing happened on the way to a global conspiracy. Reality killed it. Funny how that happens. Not long ago people like Al Gore were jetting around the globe taking in vast speaking fees, winning awards, telling everyone that
When AMC decided to produce original programming, their first series, Mad Men, was a critical home run. It was a show set in a classic time, and AMC, which used to stand for American Movie Classics was a perfectly fine
We use the power of persuasion first. If it doesn’t work, we try the persuasion of power. — Andy Stern, SEIU Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 There are only two kinds of government. Limited Government (LG) which
As you may know, I do a cartoon on Big Hollywood every Sunday with Batton Lash called Obama Nation. It gives us the opportunity to lampoon the WPE* since few others seemed willing to do it when we started. But
“If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, not your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds
“The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money.” — Alexis de Tocqueville In part one we discussed how there are only two forms of government. In part two
On November 5, Major Nidal Hasan, an Army Psychiatrist, walked into the Solider Readiness Center in Fort Hood, Texas and shot 43 people. Thirteen died. While he fired at them he shouted Allahu Akbar, like a stereotypical Muslim terrorist. The
if you like comics and super-hero movies you can’t go wrong with DC’s latest animated film, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths. It’s a terrific translation of classic comics stories to film with a contemporary flavor. Set during the early
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In part one, we revealed there are only two kinds of government when you strip away all the smoke and mirrors. Big Government (BG) or Limited Government (LG). Or as we will see in this chapter, “top down” or “bottom
Boom! Studios, a minor comic book publisher, is putting out a 128 digest sized title attacking Republicans called “Repuglicans”. It’s produced by artist Pete Von Sholly with commentary by writer Steve Tatham. The cover shows Sarah Palin as some kind
This time last year many media pundits were loudly declaring that this may be the end of the Republican party. The polls seemed to back that up. Almost every demographic was going against them. What a difference a year makes.
In researching my article on “Rubber Room” teachers, who are paid not to teach after being accused of a crime, I came across some information that deserves further discussion. The problem is much worse than the media would have you
The U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is in a bit of a quandary. People have learned that global warming is a scam so they’re trying to reshuffle the deck chairs to see if that’ll save the Titanic. Readers
“My dear brothers, never forget, when you hear the progress of enlightenment vaunted, that the devil’s best trick is to persuade you that he doesn’t exist!” Charles Baudelaire, Le Joueur généreux, February 7, 1864 Forget everything you think you know
One of the greatest ironies of so called “progressive politics” is that it destroys what it’s supposed to save. California has been run by statist politicians for over 30 years now, and most of them would call themselves “progressive.” The
Marvel recently announced that their heroes would start acting like heroes again. So what were they doing, running crack houses? After seven years of grim and grimmer story lines, including a superhero “civil war” that pitted Iron Man against Spider-Man
