PinnedPetr SwedockinDialogue & DiscourseThe Trial of the Chicago 7Aaron Sorkins curiously blunted drama is an autopsy of frustration.·10 min read·Oct 23, 2020--4--4
PinnedPetr SwedockinAn Injustice!The Lost Cause and the Birth of America’s Own Brand of DoublethinkRacism and slavery were the training wheel lies for todays schizo-frenetic Right wing·5 min read·Sep 22, 2020--4--4
Petr SwedockinFanfare‘The Lord of the Rings’ is Not Quite the Adaptation You Thought it Was…If you liked the movie trilogy, there’s more — so much more — waiting for you in the books·17 min read·Jan 29, 2022--15--15
Petr SwedockJoe Manchin, Turducken.Dear Senator Joe, Victorian England wants their pietist class structure back, the clergy (old testament and new) want you to know that…·3 min read·Dec 21, 2021--1--1
Petr SwedockWhere Have I Been?In which the author emerges from an alcoholic comma…·16 min read·Dec 10, 2021----
Petr SwedockinCulturedMa Rainey’s Black BottomA subtle moral bait and switch occurs in un-necessary additions to August Wilson’s play…·8 min read·Mar 13, 2021--1--1
Petr SwedockinLessons from HistoryWear The Mask Long Enough, And The Face Grows to Fit It.Habits, duplicity and orthodoxy oppose identity politics.·7 min read·Mar 5, 2021--1--1
Petr SwedockinAn Injustice!Doing the Same Thing, Expecting a Different ResultThe insanity of embracing inequality, in the argument against a living wage·5 min read·Feb 19, 2021----
Petr SwedockinLessons from HistoryRepresentation Versus DelegationSometimes, the power the Representative holds is the power to push back on the electorate·6 min read·Feb 18, 2021--1--1
Petr SwedockinILLUMINATIONThe Dig Unearths Some Treasure.But it is unsure of which direction it wants to go and what kind of film it wants to be.·5 min read·Feb 11, 2021--3--3