Apr 7, 2015 | Current Affairs
Looking at the US government of late, I can’t help but think of Rome. It’s getting harder and harder to ignore the parallels, all coming faster and faster. It took the Romans nearly 500 years to get to where we are in just over 200. Our most dire peril, as I see it,...
Mar 24, 2015 | Current Affairs
I've been listening to the debate on education. A lot of focus seems to be on teacher accountability, on parent choice, and on testing. There doesn't seem to be a lot of focus on the students. Because if you focus on the students, fixing...
Mar 22, 2015 | Current Affairs - Theatre
It’s headline news, in my world at least, that Los Angeles members of Actor’s Equity will be picketing the offices of their own union this week. While I see their point most acutely, I gotta say, I don’t like the big picture of this narrative. Labor unions were once...
Feb 27, 2015 | Current Affairs
Okay, weighing in on the recent Giuliani kerfuffle, wherein America's Mayor questioned the President's patriotism and background. Yes, racist, absolutely. But it goes deeper than that, actually. Republican talking heads cannot simply disagree with their...
May 14, 2013 | Current Affairs - History - Writing
There's been a great deal of talk about violence in media (meaning film and video-games), painting all fictional violence with a damning brush. It’s an important conversation, and one I’d like to have. But I’m not for toning down the violence in film. I’m for...
Jul 21, 2012 | Current Affairs
On July 21, 356 BC, an arsonist burned down one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus. His sole goal? To be famous. He was apparently a comman man, owning no talent, no skill or wit or wisdom. He had only an appetite for fame, and...
