American Madness

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My Favorite Comedies of the Decade, Including Wedding Crashers and The 40 Year Old Virgin

The next installment in my favorites of the decade takes us to the comedies.
There was something about the comedies of the last decade that really got me. I used to wonder if I would eventually outgrow these kinds of films. Now I think I know the answer. The thing is, these are smart comedies. Notice [...]

Everyone can graduate from college, right?

“Because economic progress and educational achievement go hand in hand, educating every American student to graduate prepared for college and success in a new work force is a national imperative,” the White House said in a statement. “Meeting this challenge requires that state standards reflect a level of teaching and learning needed for students to [...]

NATIONAL HEALTH CARE IS THE ONLY WAY TO GO!!!

There is some argument that the Congress doesn’t have the power to create a system of National Health Care. This is a spurious argument. United States Constitution provides in Article 1 – The Legislative Branch, Section 8 – Powers of Congress that:
“The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts [...]

Drug Companies bring death to the American People every day in pursuit of profits, FDA winks and waits!!

Controversial Diabetes Drug Harms Heart, U.S. Concludes by GARDINER HARRIS in the New York Times tells us that government reports concluded that hundreds of people taking Avandia suffered heart attacks and heart failure, but some said the drug should remain available.
I commented on this article as follows:
Hundreds of people taking Avandia, a controversial diabetes medicine, [...]

Ocean’s 11, The Italian Job, David Mamet and the Great Unification of Brando, De Niro and Norton

Here I continue with my project. But in trying to pare down my list to 50 films I realized there’s no reason at all I should limit myself to any particular number. If my goal is to make a list of my favorite films of the decade and perhaps to give a bit more exposure [...]

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