“Attention must be paid to such a man.” While Valkyrie highlights the resistance made by Claus Von Stauffenberg, it doesn’t pay enough attention to the man himself. Valkyrie is a well-made, tightly woven story of a plot to assassinate the Fuhrer and save not only Germany via a truce with the Allies, but in doing so [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Valkyrie–The Meaning of Resistance
Posted in Art, Culture, Uncategorized, tagged Bonhoeffer, character, story, the German Resistance, Valkyrie on December 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
America is Exceptional
Posted in Culture, Politics, Race on December 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
American conservatism is often derided by the Left for exceptionalism, or the belief that as a country, we’re different and exceptional (which sometimes leads to unilateralism on the order of Mark Steyn’s America Alone.) And there are always the two dangerous ditches– one of vanity and hubris which blinds one to the faults of his [...]
A Long Hiatus
Posted in Uncategorized on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been since April of 2008 since my last blogpost. For excuses, I will say that I ran a vigorous campaign for the Iowa House and door-knocking, speaking, and fundraising took every spare minute resulting in a loss by 55 votes of over 12,000 cast. In the future, I’ll be back with musings on politics, [...]
