Milton Friedman’s Legacy
My interview on Fox Business while here in Berlin. (It’s a part of a whole program on Milton Friedman’s legacy.)
Films
Movie Stories and Collective Property
David Boaz and John Locke on the rights of the Na’vi: “Collective Property Rights in Avatar?” (Note: I haven’t seen the movie, but it’s not necessary to understand the issues…
Don’t Waste Your Money on “Inglourious Basterds”
I didn’t know much about the theme, but I liked “Pulp Fiction” and I was in France, so I thought, “Hey, let’s go and see Inglorious Basterds.” It was not…
I don’t see a lot of movies, but this was good….
I bought Apocalypto on iTunes for some long trip. I managed to watch it on my beautiful Mac during my flight to London for some meetings. (I’m in Oslo now…
I don’t see a lot of movies, but this was good….
I bought Apocalypto on iTunes for some long trip. I managed to watch it on my beautiful Mac during my flight to London for some meetings. (I’m in Oslo now…
The Story of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 Retold
(Budapest, 1956: Note the hole in the flag) I saw the movie Freedom’s Fury, about the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, this evening in the enormous Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C. at…
Russian Fantasy
I’d heard some good things about the Russian film Night Watch, so when I saw the English translation of the novel on which the film is based (also Night Watch,…
A Delightful Comedy
M.O.D. I just saw the delightful film Thank You For Smoking. It’s excellent. And without a doubt, Rob Lowe’s role as a Hollywood fixer is wonderful. I recommend this film…
A New Cinematic Trend?
Brokeback to the Future? (If you haven’t seen Brokeback Mountain, it’s worth the trip to the cinema.) Hat tip to Nick Gillespie at Reason.com.
How Tasteless! Mentioning Historical Truth when Reviewing a Film…
His Biggest Crime? Making It Possible for Totalitarians to Portray Themselves as Civil Libertarians I’ve been a fan of Stephen Hunter, film critic at the Washington Post, for some time….