Archive - Trans Tempus Sapientia

Reflections on a Car Wreck.

Confessional writing.

Aug 1 •

May 2025

Matewan (1987): Prelude to America’s Forgotten Battle

A bit more than a century ago, the coal fields of southern West Virginia were the epicenter of a conflict between miners and coal companies which…

May 19 •

Revenge of the Sith (2005): Demagoguery, Dictatorship, and a Personalised Parable of Political Shift

In Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), which came out twenty years ago this month, director and writer George Lucas uses the intensely…

May 4 •

April 2025

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated 160 years ago. Manhunt (2024) tells the story of what happened next.

The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln is often discussed as a single, solitary act of violence by a lone actor sympathetic to the Southern…

Apr 15 •

March 2025

Selma (2014): The Power of Peaceful Protest

Sixty years ago this month, Americans from multiple walks of life came to Selma, Alabama to peacefully protest the racial injustice of our society.

Mar 27 •

February 2025

An Illustrated Lincoln Portrait

Being a dual Symphonic & Pictorial presentation.

Feb 28 •

Two Films Featuring George Washington: Valley Forge (1975) and Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor (2003)

Valley Forge (1975)

Feb 21 •

January 2025

Schindler’s List (1993): An Unheeded Warning

Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Thomas Keneally’s novel Schindler’s Ark is one of the most critically acclaimed, and undoubtedly most watched, films…

Jan 27 •

Ruminations on a National Bird

The Fall and Rise of the Bald Eagle, and (Perhaps) American Democracy

Jan 20 •

Resistance: The Road Ahead

At this very moment, both chambers of Congress are meeting in joint session to certify the (unconstitutional) results of the election.

Jan 6 •

Trump is constitutionally disqualified from the presidency. His accession should not go unchallenged.

On January 6, 2025, just a few days from now, both houses of Congress will meet to certify the results of the 2024 election.

Jan 2 •

December 2024

The Crossing (2000): A George Washington Christmas

In December of 1776, the Continental Army was weary and discouraged.

Dec 26, 2024 •

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