A proud military man of my acquaintance writes, “I don’t know why people say liberals are so tolerant, when they act like this! “Me and some of my buddies were in uniform, but off-duty, at a casino in the desert. The elite types also patronizing the place stared daggers at us, but we weren’t having […]
Donald Trump’s call for a “Space Force” as fourth branch of the military is a distraction. That is all it is, a bit of handwaving to seize your attention from the criminality taking place elsewhere. To discuss it at all is to fall for the trick. And yet, and yet, I will, long enough to […]
Robert Altman’s A WEDDING is high second-tier on my personal list of favorite movies. It’s about just that, a comedy-drama about two dozen characters interacting at an elaborate but scandal-prone wedding, in which we learn more than we ever wanted to know about the pathologies of everybody involved. It stars Carol Burnett, but really, the […]