Why My Mom Hates International Women’s Day
My mom is rather upset about the celebration of International Women’s Day. She thinks the idea to celebrate Women’s Day is good, but that there’s... Read more
Author: Thomas Mets
How expected are Oscars For Best Director?
With the Academy Awards, there’s often a question of whether someone’s due. That gets to a new question of how likely it is looking at... Read more
Politics and Process in the United States
Thomas Mets considers the importance of process in politics, especially in the context of fights over immigration, gerrymandering, legal liberalism and originalism. Read more
21st Century Film Movements
I’ve been reading about film movements recently (IE- Golden Age of Hollywood, German Expressionism, French New Wave) and that got me thinking about modern movies,... Read more
Top Ten Films of 2024
I watch a lot of movies and 2024 was a decent year, even if there wasn’t anything that impressed me as much as Oppenheimer, Killers... Read more
Democrats Are Going to Miss Senator Joe Manchin
The 2024 elections went okay for Republicans. Trump won all the swing states. The party kept the house. And they flipped the Senate from the... Read more
The Democrats’ Nomination Problem and How to Fix It
The Democrats are looking at why they lost an election they should have won, and a big part has to be how they handle presidential... Read more
What Should the Mainstream Media do in Covering Politics?
There are some big questions about what the role of the mainstream media should be, and when it’s meant to be partisan. This may inform... Read more
Who Says This S*!&– Joe Rogan’s a partisan when he backs Trump, but not Sanders- On the Media
Much is made of Joe Rogan’s politics and his embrace of Trump late in the presidential election, and the extent to which appealing to “manosphere”... Read more
The Man Behind the Donald Trump Show
An interview with the actor who plays President Trump on the Donald Trump Show about the showrunners, the addition of Vance to the cast and what's next. Read more