On A Cross of Iron

Four and a half stars out of five for "Why We Fight." A half star deducted for not at least keeping open the possibility that American decision makers prefer instability over stability and that things have worked out, so far, more or less according to plan. But putting this pet peeve of mine aside, "Why We Fight" is a must-see, an indispensable big-picture view of American militarism and our continuing descent into totalitarianism. Make no mistake about it: we're living in a system that's lost its political equilibrium, in which almost all change has a built-in tendency to make things worse, and where an accelerating rate of change is inevitable. Interesting times, indeed.