Posted by Marc Hodak on March 10, 2007 under Movie reviews | 
For those of you who have been concerned about the sissification of America promoted by our politically correct schools, this adrenaline-charged, ultra-violent movie should calm you.
I saw 300 with my two boys. Like all kids, mine have been inundated since pre-school with the virtues of sharing and niceness, or at least the appearance of such, and the vices of ownership and competition. It���s not overstating things to suggest that the liberated, educated mothers and teachers in the lives of these boys have sought to tame their innate, male thirst for conquest and transform it into a kind of sensitivity that holds a regard for other���s feelings higher than the desire to win. The hearty audience reaction to 300, even more than the popularity of the Lord of the Rings and Star Wars series, reveals the utter failure of this indoctrination.
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Posted by Marc Hodak on March 8, 2007 under Uncategorized |
I will periodically post to this blog for several reasons. The first is edutainment. I like getting in front of people for both educational and entertainment purposes. There is an inherent trade off between those goals, but, for me, when I’m doing my thing well, the two go together seamlessly. I think that economics, human nature, and the entertainment media (which I interpret broadly to include the big city dailies) are fascinating areas to be mined for insights. Second, I need the writing practice. I have to write for my business, and posting items forces me to condense my thoughts and communicate them, hopefully with impact. These posts are kind of a farm team of publication ideas. Third, the most important, is feedback. One day, when my posts and perhaps those of my colleagues attract a little following, we will have access to the kind of interaction you can’t get any other way short of continuously running seminars.
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