Review of lassoing the Sun by Mark WoodsRating **** In August of 2016, my wife and I visited Yellowstone National Park. We didn't know it when we planned the trip, but our visit coincided with the one-hundredth anniversary of the National Park Service. We found the experience to be so profound … [Read more...] about Review of Lassoing the Sun
Review of Midway
Written by Wes Tooke and Directed by Roland EmmerichRating ***** I almost didn't see this film because of the negative reviews. I knew something was amiss when I saw a 42% critic rating and 92% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Bottom line – The critics were wrong. Midway is a must-see film, … [Read more...] about Review of Midway
Review of The Devil Next Door
Directed by Yossi Bloch and Daniel SilvanRating ***** Was John Demjanjuk the murderous Ivan the Terrible, who worked the gas chambers at the Nazi death camp Treblinka, or was he a victim of misidentification? That's the question at the center of this five-part Netflix documentary series. … [Read more...] about Review of The Devil Next Door
Review of The Children’s Blizzard
Review of The Children's Blizzard written by David LaskinRating ***** As I write this, the first cold blast of the season is affecting half the U.S. I knew it was coming a week ago. The story told in The Children's Blizzard is about an even more devasting cold blast and blizzard that rushed … [Read more...] about Review of The Children’s Blizzard
Republicans: The Party of Stupid
Gun Control - Everyone should have guns. Let's allow guns everywhere like schools, churches, supermarkets. Let's pass open carry laws so I can carry my AK47 around when I go out. Healthcare - We don't like Obama, so we're going to deny millions of our constituents healthcare through expanded … [Read more...] about Republicans: The Party of Stupid
Review of Dark Money
Review of Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right by Jane MayerRating ***** My political awakening occurred during the Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld administration. A lot of bad things happened on their watch. Then Barack Obama was elected President, and … [Read more...] about Review of Dark Money