VAT’s All, Folks
A fair description of President Obama’s agenda is that it is “neosocialist.” This means that his goal is not necessarily to nationalize all industries (though …
Brownout
I used to admire UPS, or “Brown,” as it calls itself (“What can Brown do for you?”). It seemed a model company, performing a good …
Art for the Sake of Art
During the past few years a number of excellent bioflicks about visual artists have hit the screen. Pictures such as “Pollock,” “Seraphine,” and “Modigliani” come …
Down on the Farm
What with massive oil spills, foreign countries near collapse because of excessive debt, possible high crimes and misdemeanors floating around, shaky stock markets and other …
Oscarnotes
Cinema is a very unusual art form. Unlike painting, composing, writing, or sculpting, it is inherently a collaborative effort. To make a good movie, you …
Cultural Capital
A recent piece in the New York Post (May 23) observes that there is no recession for New York City’s culture mavens. The article reports …
Movie Magic
Michigan is a poster child for what happens when tax-and-spend politicians run a state for decades. It is an economic basket case. A report by …
Immigration Doublethink
President Obama is a man of many varieties of incompetence. Lately on display is his administration’s completely incoherent border policy, illustrated by a spate of …
Braking Bad
Some months back, Toyota was crucified in the mainstream media and in hearings before Congress (led primarily by representatives who had accepted campaign money from …
Business as Usual
A spate of stories has begun to bring to light a scandal, one that could threaten the Obama presidency in a very direct way. Rep. …