Archive for the Militant Reviews Category
Why Government Doesn’t Work
Why Government Doesn't Work by Harry Browne This is the book written to explain the Libertarian Platform and ideal to voters during Harry Browne's 1996 Presidential campaign. For fans of Ron Paul today, this book is a great read as Harry Browne set much of Paul's platform for his campaign a
They Came for Our Guns, They Came for Our Freedom
from Militant Reviews by William Lafferty I got this book and, based on the title, expected another gun rant. After reading the book's introduction, I expected it to be a short version of Ross' Unintended Consequences. I say all of this because, after reading the title and basic premise to
Liquid Tension Experiment
from Militant Reviews This is another of my favorite types of music: instrumental rock/metal with a "progressive" (aka "Prague Rock") slant. It was founded by Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy and has three albums. The band, losing and gaining membership, reformed itself as the Liquid Tr
Surrogates
from Militant Reviews starring Bruce Willis I had mixed feelings about this movie, but since I'm a fan of Bruce Willis, I figured I'd give it a shot. Wow. Even my wife liked this movie and she rarely likes anything with even a hint of violence or that was made after 1980. She enjoyed the
Leon: The Professional
starring Jean Reno This has long been one of my favorite movies for many reasons, almost none of them political. Mostly I like it because it's the first movie I ever saw with Jean Reno in it. He's become one of my favorites. He's an understated, underrated, excellent Italian actor who has s
Bravo Two Zero (movie)
starring Sean Bean I re-published the book review for the book this movie is based on last Monday. Now that I've seen the movie based on the book, I'll say two things: the book is obviously better, but the movie is faithful to the book and was well done. The movie is halfway between a narrate
The Prestige
starring Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman This movie is one of the most surprising movies I've seen in a long time. I didn't expect much out of it, since it stars Batman the 3rd (or 4th, I lost count). Bale, however, is a surprisingly good actor and this movie is one of the best-made modern movie
Insomnium
from Militant Reviews This band just came out with a new album in September (at right) and has three overall. They're gaining ground with radio play in the more hardcore venues. Over time, their sound has definitely improved and listening to the three albums in the order of their release is a g
Bravo Two Zero (retro review)
from Militant Reviews by Michael Asher This is the true story of a British SAS squad sent behind the lines early in the first Iraqi war to destroy SCUD missile bases and launchers. From the get-go, this mission was compromised and turned into a harrowing flight for life for these men. The
Sons of Liberty
from Militant Reviews I was introduced to this one-man power show of a band as a thank you for my review of The Right Arm of Wyoming. This band is a side/solo project of Jon Schaffer of Iced Earth. For those of you who aren't into heavy music, that's one of the more well-known mainstream
Right Arm of Wyoming Update
from Militant Reviews A few days ago, I reviewed The Right Arm of Wyoming, a libertarian punk band from here in Wyo. This is a quick update to that review. The band has announced that their album is now available free for download from their website! The further announcement that anoth
Equilibrium
I may becoming a Christian Bale fan. I got a bad initial impression of him because he was in Batman (not sure which one, probably XVXXIIIXXX³ or whatever they’re on). That movie I didn’t bother to review because, well, while it was probably the best of the Batman series, it was still a Batm
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