Outside the Beltway

Talkin’ ST: TNG, Part 1

Memes, movies, TV shows, and actual war. One of these things is not like the other.

Or, why having simpletons in charge is a bad idea.

Time for a close encounter. Can you guess what kind?

Usually president care what the public thinks, especially at times of major military action. Not this time.

Are some of us more American than others?

The appointment of white supremacist to a State Department slot creates some thoughts.

A great American actor is gone at 95.

This week, the 70s TV movies, the Night Stalker and the Night Strangler.

It’s episode #50!

DHS is more than willing to actively lie.

Dune-a-Palooza concludes.

Miller continues to invite comparisons to the ugliest ideology of the 20th century.

Thousands of works from 1930 will lose copyright protection with the New Year.

It is hard to ignore the aesthetic he is invoking.

The great director and actor was killed, along with his wife, apparently by their son.

It beats the alternative but it ain’t for sissies.

Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war!

What does God need with a starship?

No matter where you go, there you are.

This week: the 1968 classic, Planet of the Apes!

Some musings on the wrong lessons from a major global event.

Time to search for Spock.

Our current round of speech repression may prove worse than McCarthyism.

The actor and director is gone at 89.

“He that spits against the Wind, spits in his own Face.”

On politics, guns, and people killing people

Tom and Steven talk the King of the Monsters this week on Ancient Geeks!

The heavy metal legend has passed at 76.

This ain’t 1976.

We’ve seen a massive fall from the 2009 peak.

Team Trump and the DIA assessment of the Iran bombings.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

This week: monster movies of the 50s and 60s!

This week: Dungeons and Dragons and RPGs.

…and I write a bit more than that.

A day of AI, tariffs, and world historic stupidity.

A great actor is gone at 65.

Yet another test of Executive power for the courts to resolve.

Monday is Ancient Geeks day!

The legendary actor is gone at 95.

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the latest ep!

A pop culture diversion.

The cruelty isn’t the point.

Thinking out loud, as one does.

Appointing unqualified loyalists is only the start.

I think we should take Trump seriously and literally.

The legendary singer, songwriter, and actor is gone at 88.

The legendary star of stage and screen is gone at 93.