capitalism

Specters abound in the contemporary world, and they are every bit as terrifying as Hamlet’s were. Think of the invisible, ghostly threat of “terror”; think of the terrifying specter of one’s life’s savings vanished in an instant.

Obama ran on a platform of change, but he’s been unwilling to mess with the status quo on either war or the economy. As the crisis deepens, the language of psychology trumps the language of faith, even on Main Street.

The language of faith has been so debased in the current economy, that it no longer seems worthy of credit. The current president, and his allegedly Palin-fueled base, have a lot to do with that.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood, starring “Best Actor” Daniel Day-Lewis, operates as the creation myth of an imperialist America.