Foundational Weapons For A Modern War
It started with a grinding noise somewhere near the front wheel. A visual inspection didn’t turn anything up, but later our Suburban began shaking every time I braked. Something was clearly wrong but I still drove it a few times out of necessity — to church, to buy some tortillas…you know, necessities.
This is part of an ongoing series on war movies and great lessons we can learn from them. Today we will be taking a look at a scene from what I consider one of the greatest war films ever made: Saving Private Ryan. Setting: The Second World War France, 1944. D-Day +
I love war movies. Watching war movies has taught me a lot about history, military tactics, politics, sociology; depending on the movie, some of these things were laughably inaccurate, and some were spot-on. But the thing I’ve always been most fascinated by in the war movie genre is not the fighting, rather
* Note: This article was originally posted in 2019. At the time, there was an implied understanding that the authorities were capable and willing to intervene on the behalf of citizens, that we could trust those with badges to protect our lives and freedoms. That time is long past. Courageous officers who run toward the sound
“He’s got to follow his own path. No one can choose it for him.” – Princess Leia Organa When I was nineteen years old I moved to Alaska; a place I’d never been to, and knew almost nothing about. I had no job prospects, no friends, and a mere $800 in my
Let’s imagine a day thirty years in the future. The children currently sitting across from me are in their early forties, likely with children of their own. Their nostalgia for the heroes of their youth has become highly marketable, and Hollywood has taken notice. It’s time to reassemble the original Avengers. Of