Category Archives: Reviews & Commentary

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It’s A Wonderful Life: Home Ownership in America

No doubt, this will be the strangest review of the classic film and holiday favorite It’s A Wonderful Life you’ll ever read.  I’m focusing on one aspect that’s absolutely central, but usually overlooked.   Not on famed director Frank Capra’s … Continue reading →

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Sedona, the Movie: Vortexes, Auras! Oh, My!

Sedona, Arizona, is stunningly beautiful—“The most beautiful city in America,” USA Travel called it—but also beset by an often distracting New Age loopiness. “You know what?” a local psychic tells the frazzled main character in the movie Sedona, “You need … Continue reading →

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10 Reasons Why Muslims Can’t Be Good Americans

Yesterday an acquaintance forwarded this to me in an email. It’s a typical piece of web debris, asking you to please not delete it before you pass it on to as many of your friends as possible. So I am … Continue reading →

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