The newly restored version of Fritz Lang’s 1927 film Metropolis, with 25 more minutes of footage than any previously available version, will be out on dvd in the fall; but in the meantime, here’s a trailer.
What a Fool Believes
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer explains why we shouldn’t worry that her state’s new law (allowing the police to demand identity papers from anyone who looks like they might be an “illegal” immigrant) won’t lead to racial profiling or other abuses (as if “the thing itself” were not abuse enough …):
We have to trust our law enforcement. Police officers are going to be respectful. They know what their jobs are; they’ve taken an oath. And racial profiling is illegal.
Oh well, nothing to worry about then.
Left Cop, Right Cop
I’m quoted in Sheldon Richman’s excellent article “The Washington-Wall Street Kabuki Dance” in CounterPunch.
Oh, and I hereby coin (at least I’m not aware of anyone’s using this before) the phrase “left cop, right cop” for the phenomenon Sheldon is talking about.
Unto Every One Which Hath
As though the state doesn’t already do enough to magnify the power of the rich by its very nature, Walter Williams suggests that people with more money should have more votes.
Because, y’know, them pore ole bosses ….
Malfunction … Malfunction …
Mary Matalin on CNN’s Campbell Brown show just now, on the subject of marijuana:
My libertarian sense says let’s regulate it.
I Must Have Missed It
Jon Stewart, just now:
We’ve been given a false choice between tyranny and anarchy.
Hey! When was I offered that choice?