The Reading Junkie

Havannah Madness and the Risk of Escalation

April 2, 2024 by Ian Kummer

I’m back on the show with the gang to talk about American election anxiety and the risk of escalation in Ukraine and the Middle East.

Republicans Refuse To Learn From Biden’s Easter Victory Lap

April 1, 2024 by Ian Kummer

There was a lot of whining from Republicans and conservatives about the Biden regime’s Day of Transgender Visibility falling on Easter this year. But as is typical for American conservatives, they refuse to reflect on why this happened, and how they contributed to it happening.

Miracle on 34th Street and What It Says About Weaponized Sentimentality and Propaganda

March 30, 2024 by Ian Kummer

I’m going to share with you a classic 1947 American Christmas movie, Miracle on 34th Street., an excellent case study for propaganda in opening days of the Cold War. Miracle on 34th Street is a great romantic comedy and I love this movie, but I have to recognize that all the moral lessons are really terrible. And … Read more

Mahatma Kuleba and Other Fantasies

March 29, 2024 by Ian Kummer

So I am now a co-host at Blowback: Exposing Imperial Decline. Here’s the latest episode: Mahatma Kuleba and Other Fantasies

RoboCop is a Great Trilogy, But What Went Wrong With RoboCop 3?

March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 by Ian Kummer

After recently giving the trilogy a re-watch, some elements of the story struck me differently than when I saw them as a kid. The original RoboCop film in 1987 is one of those movies that tells a great standalone story, and the best test of this was that there were enough themes and ideas that … Read more