The Hunger Games is part of a history in dystopian-themed filmmaking about the individual against the government
CULTURE
Let’s Remember Whitney for Her Ability
By eulogizing Whitney Houston for her ability—essentially praising the good for being good in an age of sneering nihilism—her onscreen bodyguard conferred upon her memory an act of poetic justice and a lesson for everyone to learn.
America in Reverse
A recent study reported on Fox News says: 3 out of 10 young adults age 25-34 now live with their parents. This is the greatest number of people in this age group found to be living with their parents since the 1930s. Most will reply: "It's the economy causing this."...
Faith Based Government
If you doubt my claim that Obamaism/liberalism are no less a religion than conservatism, then consider the following. CNN.com recently reported: "Obama said that as a person who has been 'extraordinarily blessed,' he is willing to give up some of the tax breaks he...
Coping with Interruptions
By some estimates, people lose 2 hours of work a day due to interruptions. The time is wasted in two ways: First, when you are interrupted, you often lose your place. You have to go back and redo some of the work to restore your working context. Second, the topic of...
Liberals Will Defend Islam to the Death, Quite Literally
Recently I was talking with someone who said, "Can't I be against Islam without being a racist?" It told her she'd get no argument from me. We agreed that the problem with Islam is that, as a religion, it's committed to the destruction of liberty and freedom. Islam's...
Twilight in America?
The most important principle of leadership is convincing people that they can do what they believe they cannot. American history is full of such leaders. George Washington convinced his troops that they could win against virtually impossible military odds. Thomas...
The Pacific Railway Act and the Interstate Commerce Act
In 1887, Congress created the first federal regulatory agency by enacting the Interstate Commerce Act. As has often been the case since that time, the act was a response to the problems created by previous government interventions. Under the Pacific Railway Act,...
How to Keep Your Kids From Growing Up To Be Brats
The best way to raise financially responsible children is to teach them cause and effect. This means giving them logical consequences and explanations for your decisions. Give them choices when you can. When possible, let them in on your economic decisions (which...
Obama The Religious
If either Obama or the religious conservatives get their way, we’re all going to need protection from government itself.
“Angry Muslims”? Imagine That!
Islam is not a religion of peace. It’s a religion of rage. We attempt to pacify it at our peril.
The Truth About President Kennedy
“I’d rather my children red than dead,” President Kennedy told a young White House virgin whom he had summoned for sex, during the so-called Cuban missile crisis, according to the New York Post‘s account of a new book, Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John...
Enlightenment and Reason Made America What It Is
Michael Ignatieff, formerly of the Kennedy School of Government at (surprise, surprise) Harvard, writes, “[Thomas] Jefferson airily assumed that [American] democracy would be carried on the wings of enlightenment, reason and science. No one argues that now.” Oh,...
Abraham Lincoln or the Progressives: Who was the real father of big government?
Abraham Lincoln is not, and nor was his Administration, any model for what today seems so objectionable in the modern welfare state.
The Pomodoro Technique: How a Kitchen Timer Can Help You Get More Done
When people complain about not getting things done, they almost always wish they had bigger blocks of time to do the work. A surprising solution to this problem is to plan your unstructured time using standard time blocks of 25 minutes. The method, called the Pomodoro...
Margaret Thatcher Movie, Iron Lady, is a Well Crafted Tale Worth Watching
I was more or less dragged to see The Iron Lady and was pleasantly surprised by the movie.
Occupy Wall Street: Biting The Hand That Feeds You
The Occupy movement, which claims to represent 99 percent of Americans, has been denouncing all things even remotely related to capitalism, including property rights. And this leads the movement’s supporters to the contradiction of denying rights to others while whining that their own rights are being violated.
How a Decision Log Can Help You Move from Scattered to Streamlined
Don't be embarrassed if you occasionally feel scattered. It's a normal transition state. For example, after you've finished a major project, you may feel somewhat scattered until you've figured out the next big thing to focus on. But don't let yourself remain...
“We Hate Crapitalism”
The latest gimmick of the Occupy Movement is “Stop Black Friday.” Apparently, the plan is to “occupy” the stores of major retailers and disrupt the busiest shopping day of the year. The website for this “occupation” suggests signs that state, “We don’t hate...
Captain America
Moves with action, excitement and solid American heroism.
Should Not The Government Support The Arts?
Ought the state to support the arts? There is certainly much to be said on both sides of this question. It may be said, in favor of the system of voting supplies for this purpose, that the arts enlarge, elevate, and harmonize the soul of a nation; that they divert it...
Achieve Your Lifetime Goals by Thinking About Them Every Year
"Change your smoke detector batteries when you change the clocks to or from Daylight Savings Time. Otherwise you'll forget." This little trick suggests a way to help you achieve some of the most important goals you'll ever set: your lifetime goals. Your lifetime goals...
Murder, Tulips and "Progressive" Taxes: The Chicago School of Ecobamics
Last Tuesday, we took the midnight train to Chicago. It's an easy ride, with a bedroom both ways -- except I get the top bunk, which feels like I'm stuffed in a 1942 troop train heading off to battle the Nazis. Getting up and down the ladder in cramped quarters gets...
Books: I Am John Galt
?This newly released book is by Donald Luskin and Andrew Greta. Mr. Luskin is Chief Investment Officer of an investment strategy company, TrendMacro. He's also well known as an author and a commentator on CNBC. He has recently had several op-eds published in the Wall...
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