Lunatic Fringe

Andre Royo as "Bubbles" After watching so many episodes of “The Wire,” it’s been a little difficult for me to get into one ...

Defendant Amber Guyger.  Inset:  Botham Jean I’d heard about this case some time ago and rushed to judgment.  If you asked me about...

There is an old  KGB joke which shows the cynicism that pervaded all aspects of Soviet Communism:  “ A guy goes into a food market and asks:...

“Welcome to the Rileys” presents a very American-style movie which seems almost from a different era.  It kinda’ is, considering  th...

“Either the Trump administration is trying to goad Iran into war or a war could come by accident because of the administration’s reckless ...

Most people realize that some writer's groups are helpful whereas others may be toxic.  Often there is a mix of toxicity and helpfulness...

Or maybe worse. . .   Shades of 1968 in 2020? As I look at the way things are shaping up among the Democrats vying for the part...

     Amazon Prime’s   series “Jack Ryan” pilot episode gives you plenty to look at right out of the gate.    The opening scene puts you ...

Just finished watching for a second time an Italian TV series called Gomorrah.   Rhymes with Camorra.    Unlike the American Mafia or the ...

Just watched the first episode of “The Romanoffs” a social satire sometimes requiring English subtitles.  The location is Paris.   Don’...

Faulty Reasoning Candidate of the Week is Senator Patty Murray , Democrat, of the state of Washington.   Murray appeared on Sunday’s Mee...

AFP Photo For months now, Democrats and some Republicans, in their zeal to topple the Trump administration, have been   beating th...

The really cool thing about Jennifer Lawrence’s new movie “Red Sparrow” is that you can watch the trailer and get the whole story without ...

  I love these     stories about the “mysterious” disappearance of a person from one place to another, usually far away.   Or rather, I ...

I haven’t watched “60 Minutes” in a year or more but a segment they did on McKesson Corporation caught my eye.   McKesson’s largest pro...

Just watched a CBS report on the assault of Rand Paul by his neighbor, Rene Boucher.  The police are still investigating but discovered enou...

The Guardian, a left-leaning British newspaper, is up in arms about a Virginia woman fired from her job with a marketing/communicat...

One of my dark secrets is that I have a psycho-crush on Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberly Strassel.   Making it clear, she had...