By Matthew Brake “I know what it’s like to lose. To feel so desperately that you’re right, yet to fail nonetheless.” Many of us recognize this quote from the peak of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After ten years of movies, and six years after his debut in a teaser at the end of the first…
Tag: Donald Trump
Jon Stewart, AOC, and MLK’s Critique of the White Liberal
I wish there was a bold opposition party to stand against the Trump administration. The Democratic Party is not that party. I have a large number of Republican family members, who consume a large amount of conservative media. It has struck me as funny for a couple of years now whenever one of them or…
Election Special: Lex Luthor, Donald Trump, and the Power of Pride
By Matthew Brake Brian Cronin wrote an interesting article on CBR about six years ago discussing John Byrne’s 1980s reboot of the Superman villain Lex Luthor. Historically depicted as a mad scientist, Byrne updated him for the 80s by reworking him into a corrupt businessman who loved to put his name on every building (regular…
‘In God We Trump’ – Film Review
From our friend Rev. Leah Schade over at EcoPreacher: “How is it possible for those who profess to follow a savior who preached inclusivity, respect for all peoples, humbleness, and nonviolence to venerate a man whose every Tweet, every speech, and every action flies in the face of our understanding of what it means to…
Dr. Strangelove and Evangelicalism or: Why Evangelicals Should Worry a Little More and Learn to Hate the Bomb
By Matthew William Brake The other day, I was sitting at my work desk when a colleague of mine came in complaining about a (now-disputed) story that President Donald Trump wanted to increase the U.S. nuclear arsenal by ten-fold. While I hope that is not the case, it is certainly problematic that the U.S. finds…
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