Sports and Patriotism

Last week I went to see the anticlimactic “Rumble in the River,” a preseason-esque 42-0 University of Kentucky drubbing over Miami (OH) in Cincinnati’s Paul Brown Stadium.
It could be that the game’s most interesting moment for me took place before the game commenced.  As per usual, I chose to remain seated during the performance of [...]

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A Belated Review of Charlie Wilson’s War

One of the many things I wanted to write about this past semester (but didn’t get the chance, because I studied) is the recent film Charlie Wilson’s War (2007). While this film recounts the “true story” of Texas congressional representative Charlie Wilson and his efforts to spearhead a covert attack against Russia in the [...]

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