G. Scott | August 22, 2008
Eisenhower was a five-star general, but he was not a gung-ho military man. When the reality of a permanent arms industry seemed inevitable, Eisenhower counted the cost of bombers in terms of school buildings and power plants. The Cold War, and the resulting military build-up, came at a cost of domestic spending, and Eisenhower not [...]
G. Scott | August 21, 2008
The question of why we fight continues. Kwiatkowski contends, “If you went downtown and asked five different people, ‘Why do we fight?’ you’d get five different answers.” And then we hear from, curiously, four people.
Part three introduces Wilton Sekzer’s idea for what to do in the memory of his son. His idea dates to the [...]
G. Scott | August 20, 2008
The fall of the Soviet Union provided the opportunity to solidify America’s world influence into an empire, Chalmers Johnson argues in part two. “We are the new Rome.”
Part two introduces a number of critical voices in the documentary.
Introduced first is Richard Perle, noted conservative thinker and member of Project for the New American Century — [...]
G. Scott | August 19, 2008
Frank Capra directed a series of seven propaganda films for the United States government giving the reasons for our involvement in World War II. Filled with national stereotypes and glaring omissions of historical fact (i.e., no mention made of the Soviet Union’s attack on Poland; it’s presented as if the Soviet Union came to Poland’s [...]
G. Scott | July 16, 2008
“It’s called the ‘American Dream’ because…”
Apologies about the language for those with sensitive ears, but there’s more truth in these four minutes than I’ve heard from the traditional media in years.
G. Scott | May 18, 2008
David Heinmann, a pastoral associate of Chicago’s St. Ignatius parish church, took a trip around the world in 365 days, each day celebrating Mass in a different location. An intriguing idea, but as I read it, I kept thinking, “What a waste of resources.” It sounds like nothing more than a glorified field trip. Toward [...]