The Others

  SPOILER ALERT The Others, a 2001 film starring Nicole Kidman, takes place at the end of World War II in a remote house in the Channel Islands.  The matriarch of the family Grace(Kidman) and her two children eagerly await the return of her husband Victor and their father from the battlefront.  Meanwhile, they experience a … Read more

Who Should Be Your Neighbor

The late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., hoped he would “one day live in a nation where (his children) will not be judged by the color of their skin, but the content of their character.” How people treat the dead says a lot about who they are.  Consider the following two examples.  In each case, … Read more

The Closing Argument

  The following is a transcript of the prosecution’s closing argument in the case of The Voters v. Donald Trump (November 6, 2018) Thank you, your honor.  And thank you, members of the jury, for enduring the seemingly endless presentation of evidence over the past 21 months.  But we, the prosecution, felt it was important … Read more

Fool Me Twice

Once again, the media and the Democratic Party recently proved the counter-intuitive adage, “With enemies like this, who needs friends.” Consider the following. Tennessee Senate Race  On October 5, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Tennessee Phil Bredesen announced, that if he were the incumbent, he would vote to confirm then Supreme Court nominee … Read more

Murderers Row

During Tuesday night’s coverage of the Yankees/Red Sox baseball game, the post-game analysts wondered how the potential acquisition of free agent Bryce Harper would change the Yankee’s future championship fortunes (which for 2018, had just ended with a 4-3 loss to Boston). One panelist compared the addition of Harper to the current roster as approaching … Read more