Greed is Still Good
“Wall Street” (1987) was one of the first films focused on the inner workings of the financial markets, and is loosely based on the scandals …
Category: Reviews
Beating the Heat
A cool oasis in the midst of the hot air on both sides of the global warming debate.
Freedom to Learn
A new film provides a trenchant analysis of the failure of American schools — and it’s actually becoming popular.
Doing Time
In the American criminal justice system, the wrongfully convicted have next to no recourse. But thanks to the Innocence Project, that’s starting to change.
Oil and Water
In two recent stories, The Wall Street Journal has told us much about the Obama administration’s current ban on deepwater oil drilling. The first story …
Starting A Movement
Suppose you want to learn the history of the libertarian movement. What books should you read? Before finding an answer to that question, you’d need …
Everything but “Think”
Investment guru Howard Ruff used to joke about writing the perfect bestseller. It would be titled, “How I Found God and Lost Weight while Having …
Selling Out
Sometimes it’s the values filmmakers take for granted that reveal the most about cultural trends. Take “Step Up 3D,” for example, the most recent of …
Hambo
“The Expendables” should have been the best action film of the summer. Written and directed by Sylvester Stallone and rumored to star some of the …