There are probably few conservatives who have not witnessed, perhaps experienced first-hand, the vitriol of radical feminists. Intolerance, man-hating and angry protesting became stereotypical of the second wave, making the job of the third wave that much more difficult. It’s a wonder so few want to identify with the crazies. If feminists are looking for the honey …
This month marks the 30th anniversary of the publishing of Cormac McCathy’s anti-western Blood Meridian: or the Evening Redness in the West. In 1985, it was not popular with audiences, nor always received well by critics – Harold Bloom, the famed professor of literature at Yale, was appalled by the violence, giving up on it multiple times. …
It happens over and over again. Someone stands up and says something wise and true about the state of our country – in policy, politics or culture. Their voice is clear and refreshing. Conservatives stand and applaud, as we should. Then we try to ruin a good thing. This newfound social commentator is invited to …
Conservatives are upset about a movie. No, I’m not talking about Fifty Shades of Grey. The outrage is over the fact that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave their Best Picture Oscar to Birdman over the Chris Kyle biopic American Sniper. As well-made film by conservative darling Clint Eastwood that features a great performance from Bradley Cooper …
“Nurture your minds with great thoughts,” Benjamin Disraeli once said.”To believe in the heroic makes heroes.” Aspiration was once a value like accuracy, before we could imagine a future in which we managed the comfortable demise of the human race instead is taking risks to save it – as in Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, a rare movie looking …
Where Have All the Good (Movie) Men Gone? – Part 2Read More »
In the excellent 2002 Brazilian film City of God, a young boy of less than ten years is questioned as to why he would get himself caught up in a gang war. “Have you lost your mind? You are just a kid!” he is asked. He responds, “A kid? I smoke, I snort [cocaine]. I’ve killed …
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People who know me know that I’m an advocate for limited government. There’s a reason for that. When government stretches itself too thing–particularly by extending itself beyond the scope of its delegated or enumerated powers–it fails. We are seeing the failure of government right now. Governments, domestic, national, and foreign, are simply flat-out failing to …
“The secret to change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” ~ Socrates A drama has unfolded in the PGA of America, rivaling the post-campaign finger pointing we enjoyed after John McCain’s presidential run. Following the United States team’s humbling defeat – the third in …
Five Lessons We Should All Glean from the Ryder Cup KerfuffleRead More »
“There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations – these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub and exploit – immortal horrors or everlasting splendors. This does …
Meghan Trainor burst onto the scene earlier this year with “All About That Bass,” a song not about subwoofer rattling low-end frequencies but supposedly about a round thing that is spelled like “bass” without the “b.” Specifically, the song is about the larger ones as “boys like a little more booty to hold at night.” Because …
In Defense Of Meghan Trainor From Slate – Sort OfRead More »