Rating: 10 Out Of 10 PhilosoGuys David Lean’s masterpiece, Lawrence of Arabia, is many movie genres in one. It is part historical study of World War One military operations in the Middle East. It is part political drama as Brits and Arabs vie for power in the coming vacuum of Turkish defeat. It is part [...]

Many have rightly heralded the rise of Ma Ying-jeou in Taiwan as the beginning of a new era in cross-strait relations. Taiwan is slowly moving towards the Chinese sphere of influence as China continues to grow and become a more powerful influencer to Taiwanese policy than American security commitments. Some might ask why, if this [...]

Bridge on the River Kwai – 10 out of 10 PhilosoGuys David Lean’s masterpiece about a Japanese Prison Camp in Thailand and the construction of the Burmese Railroad over the Kwai River is as magnificent and important today as it was over 50 years ago. The acting is some of the best this author has [...]

In the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission overturned federal law prohibiting corporations, unions and other special interest groups from electioneering by protecting a corporation’s freedom of speech. The majority opinion states that “We find no basis for the proposition that, in the context of political speech, the Government may impose [...]

Two huge stories have emerged in the fallout from Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts. The first, and perhaps most important, is that President Obama has officially declared that he will seek a “pared-down” version of the healthcare bill. Apparently, Obama is viewing this election as a referendum on his healthcare reform project. It would be [...]