I started this little investigation into gutter trashery with Joe Biden for Joe is pre-Baby Boomer, so comes from a generation who should have known the value of keeping little private weaknesses out of the public eye. So, just in terms of the…
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The Devil and Daniel Webster, 1941
This is 1941, when Hollywood apparently still approved of God. “The Devil and Daniel Webster” is a short story written by Stephen Vincent Benet in 1936 for Saturday Evening Post, then in book form in 1937, then this film version in 1941. It’s available…
The Liberating Joy of Lying with a Clear Conscience
Remember the old adage about removing God as the final judge for your actions? American corporations went to hell in a hand basket when they kicked God out of the boardroom by showing ethics the door. 1980s. Maybe earlier, but I…