If you have watched any of the many Republican presidential debates and have managed to catch any of the very few (and strangely hidden) Democratic debates, you have observed one very distinct difference between the two political parties.  And that difference says a lot about where the ideologies are for both. On the Republican side, […]

“The Passion of Joan of Arc” is a classic of the silent film era.  Released in 1928 and directed and written by Carl Theodor Dreyer, the film chronicles the trial in 1431 by the French clerical court (clergymen loyal to England) of the young woman who claimed to hear the voices of saints directed by […]

He takes the stage much as a traditional politician would.  He thanks the crowd, acts surprised at the large turnout, and then, taking some folded paper from his suit pocket, begins his speech.  But once he gets past the preliminaries, any resemblance to a traditional politician stops and any similarity to a traditional stump speech […]

The production is extremely impressive, the talent is undeniably top-notch, and the performances are often breath-taking.  But the message that is contained in the Shen Yun Performing Arts’ concert that was staged on two nights this week at the Sacramento Community Center Theater is not exactly an endorsement of the current Chinese government and its […]