Jagged Red Pill — A review of Matrix: ResurrectionThe Matrix Resurrections is the latest entry in the recent spate of flamboyantly self-aware re-treads of classic 80s, 90s (and now, it…Dec 30, 2021Dec 30, 2021
The Banality of AutocracyWhat Orwell got right, and wrong, about power in the Age of TrumpJun 30, 2020Jun 30, 2020
What superheroes can teach us about Donald TrumpFor the past four years, liberals have struggled to understand Donald J. Trump’s consistently strong appeal to (if polls are accurate)…May 10, 2020May 10, 2020
Why science is losing the warIt’s not surprising that the Trumpian “war on science” has gained so much traction, and that empirical, rational thought continues to lose…May 5, 2020May 5, 2020
In the Time of the ButterfliesThoughts on the season finale of Star Trek: PicardMar 29, 2020Mar 29, 2020
Waking up in the middle of some hard Trekking — my review of Star Trek: PicardWAKING UP THE MIDDLE OF SOME HARD TREKKINGMar 5, 2020Mar 5, 2020
Star Wars: The saga ends with a whimper (despite a screen full of bangs)(aka Star Wars: Rise of the Jump Cuts)Dec 20, 2019Dec 20, 2019
Jar Jar Binks and the crisis in Western DemocracyBoris Johnson’s sweeping victory in England made me think, hardly for the first time, that the only purpose in being a liberal/globalist…Dec 14, 2019Dec 14, 2019
Frozen 2: The thinking person’s Disney filmA film about the challenges of time’s passage, self-actualization, and coming to grips with national history. Plus flaming salamanders.Dec 2, 2019Dec 2, 2019
“Stranger Things” in a Strange Land (Season 3 Review — spoilers)“Stranger Things” in a Strange Land : Review of Season 3Jul 16, 2019Jul 16, 2019
