A Certain Point of View: Writing, Film and Stuff

After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.  – Section One, Amendment 18 to the Constitution of the United States On October 3, 2011, the 300 or so member stations of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) aired A Nation of Drunkards, the first of three parts of Prohibition: A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick. Written by Burns' long-time collaborator Geoffrey C. Ward and produced by Sarah Botstein, Lynn Novick, and Ken Burns, the series explored one of the most controversial - and least effective - experiments in social re-engineering in American history. Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits. Fanatics will never learn that, though it be written in letters of gold across the sky

(C) 1999 Bison Books Pros:  Very  readable. Written just 15 years after battle, the account is vivid. Cons:  Missing part of the overall story due to still-existing classification issues. Fog hung thick in the Schnee Eifel on the morning of December 16. The men of the Tank Artillery Regiment of the 1st SS Panzer Division, "Hitler's Own," were tense with excitement. "All batteries ready to fire!" came the report. On a nearby road, tanks of the division were lined up for the attack like a great winding dragon. A commander waved to the man standing in the turret of the next tank. "Goodbye, Lieutenant, see you in America!" The lieutenant laughed. Final checks were made on the range finders. Throats were dry, hands were poised at the lanyards, eyes fixed on watches. Up and down the line the arms of gunnery officers were raised. It was 5:30 A.M. "Fire!" An eruption of flame and smoke burst all along the Ghost Front. For eighty-

Inning 4: A National Heirloom (1920-1930) Written by: Geoffrey C. Ward & Ken Burns Directed by: Ken Burns The 1920s begin with America trying to recover from World War I and baseball trying to recover from the scandal of the 1919 World Series. America finds relief in the boom market and the Jazz Age. Baseball finds its own boom market in a player with a Jazz Age personality; a troubled youth from a Baltimore reformatory school who can hit the ball farther than anyone. George Herman "Babe" Ruth is one of the best pitchers in baseball. But he loves to hit even more. In 1919, he hits 29 homers for the Red Sox, more than any player has ever hit in a single season. On September 21, 1994, at the height of a long strike by Major League Baseball players, 300 member stations of America's Public Broadcasting System aired A National Heirloom (1920-1930), the fourth "inning" of  Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns. For many baseball-deprived fans, this

Q: Does Donald Trump represent your values and beliefs as an American citizen and why? A: No. Not one bit. As I often remark when I reply to Trump-related questions, I have never been a partisan kind of guy. Sure, since 1992 I’ve voted mostly for Democratic candidates, but I always take the time to look at what the Republican Party has to offer when it comes to state and national level legislators and chief executives. Look. When I registered to vote back in 1984 I chose to  not  join any of the established political parties. I sacrificed my right to vote in Florida’s closed party primaries because I felt then (as I do now) that neither the GOP or the Democratic Party fully represented my values or my beliefs. Back then, I still tended to think in Cold War era terms. The Republicans under Ronald Reagan and G.H.W. Bush tended to support a strong military…not one that sought to start a war with the Soviet Union, but rather strong enough to deter one. And 33 years after castin

Star Wars: Rebels Created by: Simon Kinberg, Carrie Beck, and Dave Filoni Based on the works of George Lucas Join the Ghost crew as it prepares for its biggest mission yet in Star Wars: Rebels - Season Three ! The story of the Ghost crew is far from over. While Sabine confronts new challenges on her home world of Mandalore, Ezra's growing power as both a Jedi and a rebel leader helps the rebellion acquire new resources and new recruits for the fight ahead. However, the Imperial effort to eliminate the rebellion is now being led by the coldly calculating Grand Admiral Thrawn, whose strategic, tactical, and cultural insights make him a threat unlike any they have faced before.  - Synopsis on Blu-ray packaging On September 24, 2016, the Disney XD cable channel aired Star Wars: Rebels - Steps Into Shadows, a one-hour TV movie written by Steven Melching and Matt Michnovetz and directed by Bosco Ng and Mel Zwyer. Set six months after the events of Twilight of the A