Copyright 2012 David Forsmark Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:40:03 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss David Forsmark :: Writings http://www.davidforsmark.com David Forsmark :: Writings dforsmark@comcast.net (David Forsmark) webmaster@pundicity.com en-us Review of American Dreamers http://www.davidforsmark.com/10943/american-dreamers Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST You say you want a revolutionWell, you knowWe all want to change the world…But when you talk about destructionDon't you know that you can count me outDon't you know it's gonna be all right … You ask me for a contributionWell, you knowWe're doing what we... Review of Regulators Gone Wild http://www.davidforsmark.com/10734/regulators-gone-wild Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST During the 2008 campaign, I was at a John McCain rally where he dampened the enthusiasm of a crowd of cheering Republicans by trying to defend his poll-tested global warming position thusly: "So maybe man isn't causing global warming. Here's how I look... Review of Crazy U http://www.davidforsmark.com/10206/crazy-u Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:00:00 EST If you just sent your son or daughter off to college, unsure of your choice and wondering if you should have done more, spent more or prepared more to get them into a "better" or "more selective" institution, relax. You're not alone. If you have a junior... Review of Malcolm X http://www.davidforsmark.com/9993/malcolm-x Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:00:00 EST When Navy SEAL Team 6 recently disposed of Osama bin Laden, the Nation of Islam's Louis Farrakhan called Barack Obama an "assassin." But according to a new biography of Farrakhan's mentor, Malcolm X, that just may be the pot calling the kettle … well,... Review of The Wrong War http://www.davidforsmark.com/9443/the-wrong-war Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:00:00 EST When Bing West talks about war, wise people listen. When Bing West says an American war effort isn't working, we better listen. West is no reflexive anti-war critic. If anything, this Marine's reflexes go the other way. This grandfather (and father of a... Review of Bloody Crimes http://www.davidforsmark.com/8752/bloody-crimes Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:00:00 EST In the modern media era, we have become accustomed to every Democrat presidential candidate being considered smarter, more sophisticated, and urbane and accomplished than his Republican counterpart. From Eisenhower and Stevenson, to Kennedy and Nixon,... Review of The Collected Writings of Sarah Rose Horowitz http://www.davidforsmark.com/8737/the-collected-writings-of-sarah-rose-horowitz Tue, 8 Feb 2011 09:00:00 EST Of all the books written by conservative activist and Frontpage Magazine founder David Horowitz, there is no doubt that his most heartfelt and poignant is A Cracking of the Heart, a tribute to his daughter, Sarah Rose Horowitz, who passed from this life... Empty, Stupid Happy Talk is NOT "Reaganesque" http://www.davidforsmark.com/8668/empty-stupid-happy-talk-is-not-reaganesque Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:00:00 EST If I hear one more lamestream media pundit or anchor call Barack Obama's 2011 State of the Union speech "Reaganesque," I will… never mind, in the new age of civility, I am not allowed to complete that sentence. It's telling that the media was willing to... Review of Identity Man http://www.davidforsmark.com/8489/identity-man Tue, 21 Dec 2010 09:00:00 EST Perhaps no thriller writer captures our uneasy and dangerous times like Andrew Klavan. He combines the social observation of Tom Wolfe with the relentless narrative drive and pinpoint characterization of Colin Harrison into an unsettling—yet thoroughly... Review of American Assassin http://www.davidforsmark.com/8460/american-assassin Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:00:00 EST "Because I believe there are good guys and bad guys." So explains a wealthy benefactor to American covert operative Mitch Rapp in Vince Flynn's latest blockbuster, American Assassin. That not only serves as a good enough summary theme for all of Flynn's... Review of Fighter Pilot http://www.davidforsmark.com/7821/fighter-pilot Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:00:00 EST It's hard to imagine a life story more overdue for the full book treatment than that of Robin Olds, one of the great American warriors of the 20th century. His career ran the gamut of the development of modern air war and makes one heck of a story. If... Obama Administration Sues Michigan for Prosecuting "Federal Issue" of Bank Robbery http://www.davidforsmark.com/2010/07/obama-administration-sues-michigan-for Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:48:08 EST In a surprise move, the Obama Justice Department filed suit today against the State of Michigan and Macomb County for prosecuting a Washington Township man for bank robbery, under its controversial and tough bank robbery statute. Scott Edward Berry, 38,... Don't Let Obama Cut the Blue Angels http://www.davidforsmark.com/2010/07/dont-let-obama-cut-the-blue-angels Mon, 5 Jul 2010 19:34:00 EST Whenever the budget becomes a potent political issue, liberals target two areas in the defense budget–military demonstration teams, and weapons that assure America's future dominance. Lately, conservatives have started to join that bandwagon, to show... Review of Hellhound on His Trail http://www.davidforsmark.com/7661/hellhound-on-his-trail Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:00:00 EST No matter how much — or how little — you already know about James Earl Ray's assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., you will be spellbound by Hampton Sides' superb new book, Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King Jr. and the... 50 Viewing Choices for Memorial Day http://www.davidforsmark.com/7538/50-viewing-choices-for-memorial-day Mon, 31 May 2010 09:00:00 EST In no particular order, here are 50 films and television events that are worth your time and which to one degree of realism or another, honor the sacrifice we remember today: Saving Private Ryan Besides bringing the sights and sounds of war to the...