Glenn Loury (and, to some extent, John McWhorter) backpedal about the death of George Floyd
15 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of crime, law and economics, movies, politics - USA Tags: crime and punishment, law and order, racial discrimination
The death of George Floyd, and his presumed murder by Derek Chauvin with the complicity of several Minneapolis policemen, was an iconic moment in today’s race relations, the most important event leading to the “racial reckoning” of the last few years. In late December of last year, I posted a movie, “The Fall of Minneapolis” […]
Glenn Loury (and, to some extent, John McWhorter) backpedal about the death of George Floyd
BRIAN EASTON: There is a lot to be learned from the award- winning film Oppenheimer
29 Jan 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, movies, war and peace Tags: Atomic bomb
And even more from the book it is based upon, “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer” by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. Brian Easton writes – Christopher Nolan’s award winning film Oppenheimer is based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus. I really liked the title. Prometheus was the Greek god who gave mankind fire, […]
BRIAN EASTON: There is a lot to be learned from the award- winning film Oppenheimer
Dennis Waterman Interview 2000 Autobiography Terry McCann Minder Life an…
14 Jan 2024 Leave a comment
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Message to John Cleese: Don’t mention the War!
05 Jan 2024 Leave a comment
in law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, movies, television, TV shows Tags: Age of Enlightenment, free speech, political correctness, regressive left
It was heaven on earth for him. Be a popular “counter culture” icon loved by conservatives and liberals alike for being hilarious, but also enjoy the benefits of a strong, stable, homogenous culture. The former Monty Python star has had some rough times in recent years with the Woke brigade cancelling some of his past […]
Message to John Cleese: Don’t mention the War!
Frank Sinatra’s anti-bigotry film, “The House I Live In”
01 Jan 2024 1 Comment
in movies Tags: racial discrimination
I guess today’s theme is bigotry. I had no idea that Frank Sinatra was an outspoken opponent of bigotry, particularly anti-Semitism. In fact, there’s a Wikipedia article called “Frank Sinatra and Jewish activism“. Here’s an excerpt: Frank Sinatra was a strong supporter and activist for Jewish causes in the United States and Israel. According to Santopietro, Sinatra was a […]
Frank Sinatra’s anti-bigotry film, “The House I Live In”
Censorship of U.S. Movies in China
26 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
We introduce a structural econometric model to estimate the extent to which the Chinese government bans U.S. movies. According to our estimates, if a movie has characteristics similar to the median movie in our sample, then the probability is approximately 0.91 that the Chinese government will ban it. During our sample period, 1994-2019, U.S. movies […]
Censorship of U.S. Movies in China
24 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, movies, survivor principle, television Tags: creative destruction
Douglas Murray on popular culture
26 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in liberalism, Marxist economics, movies, Music, television
“To immerse oneself in popular culture for any length of time is to wallow in an almost unbearable shallowness. Was the sum of European endeavour and achievement really meant to culminate in this?” ― Douglas Murray, The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam
Douglas Murray on popular culture
“The Best Years of Our Lives”
16 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
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This is one of the best American movies ever made, and it’s free—in its entirety—on YouTube. Here’s the Wikipedia summary: The Best Years of Our Lives (also known as Glory for Me and Home Again) is a 1946 American drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo and Harold Russell. The film is about three United States servicemen re-adjusting to societal changes […]
“The Best Years of Our Lives”
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