Margaret Thatcher was born on October 13th, 1925. She did more to roll back the State than just about any other politician of the last century, both at home and abroad. She is celebrated in the excellent documentary Margaret: Death of a Revolutionary. “SHUT your eyes and think of Margaret Thatcher (twin-set, hair-do, hand bag, smells nice) and Fidel Castro (combat fatigues, … [Read more...]
Harriet | Film
Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery -- and returns with pistols in hand and guided by her faith, to free fellow slaves. [ Harriet credits: Dir: Kasi Lemmons/ Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr. / 125 min/ Action-Adventure, Biography, Drama, History/ Anti-Slavery, Government as Bigot, Libertarian Heroes, Equality & Law, Second Amendment/ 2019] External … [Read more...]
The Plot Against The President | Documentary
Russian collusion in the 2016 election, once called the biggest political scandal in US history, turns out to be just a loose thread in something much larger and more sinister -- an attempted coup. [ The Plot Against The President credits: Dir: Amanda Milius/ 92 min/ Documentary/ Abuse of Power, Corrupt Government/ 2020] Now available on Amazon streaming This is a … [Read more...]
Bob Hope On Zombies And Democrats
Ever notice how the left moves in sync, as though they all get the same email in the morning telling them what their opinions should be? Apparently that's been a thing for a long time. Actor Bob Hope quipped about it in the classic film The Ghost Breakers. … [Read more...]
Obamagate The Movie | Film
The Unreported Story Society, founded by award-winning journalists and best-selling authors Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer, is working on a new project — Obamagate: The Movie. The film will dramatize the FBI’s illegal surveillance of the Trump campaign, which the media has tried desperately to ignore. The McAleer team previously produced the excellent FBI Lovebirds stage … [Read more...]
Well Connected: SNL Gets Lockdown Exception
So much of the lockdown experience has been "one rule for me, another for thee," that is, strict rules for most of us and lots of exceptions for the well connected. Per the NY Post, "In yet another sign of the inequity of New York’s lockdown, the producers of Saturday Night Live defied the spirit of the law to get themselves a live audience last week. This, even as...some bars … [Read more...]
Yelp Anti-Racism Policy Recalls Seinfeld Episode
Yelp just announced "Now, when a business gains attention for reports of racist conduct, Yelp will place a new Business Accused of Racist Behavior Alert on their Yelp page to inform users." You can be sure that policy will never be abused, ahem. Yelp had better lawyer up. In any case, it reminded me of the The Couch episode of Seinfeld in which Elaine insists she will only … [Read more...]
Under the Sun | Documentary
A documentary filmmaker invited by North Korea to make a propagandistic film turns the tables on his instrusive minders by recording everything -- including the Orwellian lives of his fearful film subjects. [ Under the Sun credits: Dir: Vitaliy Manskiy/ 106 min/ Documentary, Foreign/ Anti-Socialism/ 2015/ aka V luchakh solntsa / Latvia ] External Reviews "Accompanied … [Read more...]
Reason: Amy Coney Barrett Will Be Better for Freedom than Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Per Reason, "When Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, Democrats screamed bloody murder about the legitimacy of appointing a justice this close to an election while calling attention to Barrett's Catholicism and anti-abortion animus. But according to Reason Senior Editor Jacob Sullum, when it comes to criminal justice and … [Read more...]
Anthem Film Festival Announces This Year’s Winners
The Anthem Film Festival -- an annual screening of the latest libertarian films and documentaries -- has announced the winners for 2020. The grand prize went to Man in the Arena, "a feature-length documentary film exploring the life of Roger Ailes. Many know of Ailes and his association with FOX, but few know how he got there, his work electing three presidents, or his … [Read more...]