Never give up fighting for a more just society.
Why I’m Still Hopeful About America

Never give up fighting for a more just society.
Warning: Spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker follow. Before making the original Star Wars, George Lucas spent years working on Apocalypse Now, a film about the tragedy of America’s war in Vietnam. You don’t have to look too closely to see that, in its own way, Star Wars is also about the folly of American empire. More specifically, it’s about […]
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Consider yourself warned.
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