April 2016

Confirmation, OJ Simpson and Card-Playing

Confirmation, OJ Simpson and Card-Playing By Leonard Zwelling          Why go to the movies? The best scripted drama can be found in made-for-TV films about real events. Here are two.          The FX mini-series The People vs. OJ Simpson is a ten-parter that seems to make afresh the events that transpired surrounding the violent deaths …

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Reform the Process of Picking Those Among Whom We Can Pick To Be President

Posted on the train from London to St. Andrews Reform the Process of Picking Those Among Whom We Can Pick To Be President By Leonard Zwelling          The results of the New York primary are in. The two frontrunners swept the delegate count in their home state and, in so doing, may have sealed their …

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Eye In The Sky

Eye In The Sky By Leonard Zwelling          If you can imagine Helen Mirren as a British Army colonel in charge of tracking down and eliminating terrorists using American drone capability, you have suspended sufficient disbelief to enjoy this excellent feature film and the first of this year worth seeing.          It appears to be …

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The Mess Made By Pubescent Boys

The Mess Made By Pubescent Boys By Leonard Zwelling http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-mess-has-become-his-message-1459466943          Peggy, Peggy, Peggy, how prescient can you be?          In this perfectly timed opinion piece from the Wall Street Journal on April 2, Peggy Noonan once again shows why she is the premier pundit in all of punditdom.          Of course, Ms. Noonan is …

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