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Revisiting the ‘Pleasantville’ of My Childhood 2
- Culture
- March 25, 2020
I was recently reminded of the film “Pleasantville,” which was released in 1998 and, according to Netflix, became one of year’s most popular movies. Although “Pleasantville” features lustrous Hollywood stars Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, Jeff Daniels, and William Macy, it would be inaccurate to characterize this film as something meant simply to entertain. Instead, the
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Illegal Border Crossings Drop by Half Under Coronavirus Shutdown 0
- International
- March 24, 2020
Since the Trump administration ordered a shutdown of the U.S.-Mexico border, government officials are reporting a roughly 50 percent drop in illegal alien apprehensions. Under orders from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Trump administration on Friday declared a lockdown of the southern and northern borders, permitting only the flow of “essential” travel.
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The Staggering Collapse of U.S. Intelligence on the Coronavirus 0
- International
- March 24, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted the United States unlike any other event in recent history, proving to be far more disruptive to American society, and far most damaging to the U.S. economy, than even the events of 9/11. The U.S. response is something President Trump has likened to a “war,” going so far as to
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J.M. Keynes’ Dreams of a Eugenic Future 0
- Economics
- March 24, 2020
Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren ranks among the best-known contributions in the economic writings of John Maynard Keynes. First prepared as a lecture for schoolchildren in 1928, the article predicted a coming age of leisure and economic abundance in the not-too-distant future. The economist’s century-long prophecy of a 15-hour work week, attained through scientific ordering
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The Coronavirus Revival of the Stay-at-Home Mom 0
- Culture
- March 24, 2020
A fascinating thing about this time in history is how it’s challenging many of our long-held beliefs and practices. Take the conversation my sister relayed to me the other day. While out for a walk, she stopped to talk with a neighbor – from an appropriate distance, of course – and asked how she was
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COVID-19 and the Disappearance of SJWs 0
- Culture
- March 24, 2020
During 2019 BC (Before Coronavirus), every morning brought at least one or two headlines of some person or group newly offended in the culture wars. Some sportscaster would make an innocuous comment, be labeled a misogynist, and find himself packing his bags. A speaker would arrive at a college campus where an angry mob would
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