This is Your Brain on War Andrew Sullivan's defense of President Obama's claimed power to have American citizens assassinated nicely reveals much of the illogic behind, and many of the dangers inherent in, America's Forever War. Let's examine it point by… Continue reading →
If I had to summarize Get Low in two words, they'd probably be "Memento mori." The entire film is a meditation on death and all that it entails, such as inevitability, uncertainty and repentance. If you're old, you can add to the list obsolescence, loneliness… Continue reading →