One measure of a movie’s place in film history is its endurance. It’s a question, really: does a particular motion picture stand the...(click to read more)

2001: A Space Odyssey:
Fifty Years Ago Science Fiction Changed Our World

| Published April 12, 2018 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

Some films are meant to be seen on the big screen. This may be a cliché, but as several of our Thursday Review writers have pointed out over the years...(click to read more)

Superman: The Movie
at 40;
How it Changed Our View of
Super Heroes

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

The constant and never-ending reinvention and rebooting of the great comic book and graphic novel themes has become central to the Hollywood business model—so much...[read more]

The Post
Brings News & Political History to Life

| published February 8, 2018 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

Steven Spielberg’s The Post—starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks—hit the screens last month amidst a glut of...[read more]

A New Look at the Las Vegas Shooting Timeline

| published October 10, 2017 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

Las Vegas police and FBI investigators now say that they believe Stephen Paddock’s horrific October 1 shooting rampage began when he fired at one or more shots at...[read more]

Mueller’s West Wing Q&A Raises Stakes in Trump-Russia Probe

By Keith H. Roberts,
Thursday Review contributor

Questions about Russian interference in the 2016 elections in the U.S. appear to remain a serious problem for the administration of President Donald Trump, as...[read more]

War for the
Planet of the Apes

By Cameron Dale,
Thursday Review contributor

The Planet of the Apes franchise has been around since before I was born, or even thought of by my parents. The first movie dates to when my...[read more]

Trump, Haley: U.S. Will Take Action Against North Korea

By R. Alan Clanton, Thursday Review editor

Just two days after North Korea tested its first fully operational ICBM—a two-stage missile which climbed to more than 1,700 miles in altitude and splashed down only 160 miles from the...[read more]

North Korea Tests Two-Stage ICBM

By Thursday Review
staff writers

North Korea test fired a missile off its east coast and into the Sea of Japan early on Tuesday, according to the Japanese government, the South Korean military, and the Pentagon. News of the launch came by...[read more]

Comey Testimony Transfixes Capital and Nation

By R. Alan Clanton, Thursday Review editor

In a day of much-anticipated testimony before Congress, former FBI Director James Comey—fired by President Donald Trump in early May—described how he became...[read more]

Leaked Documents: Russian Hacking Was More Serious

By Keith H. Roberts, Thursday Review contributor

The widening investigations into the possibility that hackers—presumed to have direct connections to the Russian government—attempted to interfere with the...[read more]

Comey Dismissal Sparks Outrage in Congress

By Thursday Review
editors and staff

In what is arguably his most controversial and explosive executive action to date, President Donald Trump dismissed FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, ostensibly...[read more]

Australia, New Zealand Fire Back After North Korea Issues Threats

By Thursday Review
staff writers

As U.S. Vice President Mike Pence wraps up a tour of several Asian countries this weekend, tensions continue to ratchet up on the Korean Peninsula and in those...[read more]

Kong: Skull Island

By Cameron Dale
Thursday Review contributor

Hollywood may never quite get King Kong right. At least not after the ancient first film hit the screens in 1933, almost 85 years ago. Poor Kong will just have to continue beating his chest, snarling with gargantuan teeth, and looking pitiful each time he is...[read more]

Three Year Search for MH370
Called Off

| published January 17, 2017 |

By Thursday Review
staff writers

According to spokespersons for various international authorities, the search for the still missing Malaysian Air Flight MH370—which vanished without a trace in 2014—has been...[read more]

U.S. Military Bombing Increased in 2016

By R. Alan Clanton, Thursday Review editor

During the last full year of the administration of President Barack Obama, the combined forces of the U.S. military dropped or delivered more than 26,100 bombs to targets on the ground—a staggering number historically considering that the...[read more]

Reflections on the Death of John Glenn

| published Deccember 12, 2016 |

By Thursday Review editors

In the months after his famous orbital flight around the Earth in 1962, he was arguably the most heroic face of any American, and second in recognition to then-President...[read more]

Fidel Castro Dead at Age 90

| published November 26, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton, Thursday Review editor

Fidel Castro, arguably the most dedicated and tenacious defender of Marxist-Leninist political thought and communist philosophy of the latter half of the 20th Century, has died at the age of 90 after several...[read more]

Trump Wins Presidency, Defying Odds and Pundits

| published November 9, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton, Thursday Review editor

The longest, most expensive—and arguably the most contentious—American presidential election campaign in history has finally concluded, catapulting...[read more]

Wells Fargo’s Expanding Scandals

By Keith H. Roberts, Thursday Review contributor

The problems facing U.S. banking giant Wells Fargo do not appear to be going away anytime soon. Top executives for the largest bank still face a storm of...[read more]

Clinton Vs. Trump:
Sparks Turn Into Explosions in First Debate

| published September 27, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton, Thursday Review editor

Arguably, never before in U.S. history has there been a Presidential debate with two more stylistically different candidates on the same stage, and that contrast brought both...[read more]

Will Presidential Debates Include
Third Party Candidate?

| published September 5, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton, Thursday Review editor

As voter dissatisfaction grows over a choice between two generally disliked candidates for U.S. President, attention is turning with unprecedented force toward third party candidates and independent candidates. Among those, one candidate...[read more]

The F35 Lightning:

High Tech Bridge to
Cyborg War?

| published August 6, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

In a statement largely ignored by the media, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter early in August issued a press release congratulating the U.S. Air Force and its weapons system developers and test pilots for reaching an important...[read more]

Battle Lines Drawn Between
Clinton and Trump

| published July 30, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

Hillary Rodham Clinton made history Thursday night by becoming the first woman to be nominated by a major political party in U.S. history, accepting the role of standard bearer of...[read more]

Obama Highlights Night of
Unity and Attacks on Trump

| published July 28, 2016 |

By Keith H. Roberts,
Thursday Review contributor

Democrats engaged in a massive show of unity at their convention in Philadelphia on Wednesday night with headliner speeches by Vice-President Joe Biden, Vice-Presidential nominee...[read more]

Bill Clinton Highlights Tuesday
for Democrats

| published July 27, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

Hillary Rodham Clinton—former attorney, former First Lady, former United States Senator, and former U.S. Secretary of State—became the first female nominee of a...[read more]

Bernie Sanders, Michelle Obama, Highlight a Convention Beset by Heckles and Boos

| published July 26, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

A Democratic Party hoping to draw a sharp distinction with its Republican rivals by conducting a trouble-free convention found itself contending with...[read more]

Trump Accepts Republican Nomination

| published July 22, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

Donald J. Trump—a businessman, real estate mogul and reality television host with no previous political experience—accepted the Presidential nomination of the Republican Party at the...[read more]

Donald Trump at GOP convention in Cleveland

Republicans Nominate Trump
Amidst Controversy

| published July 20, 2016 |

By Keith H. Roberts,
Thursday Review contributor

Amid controversy and lingering contention, Republican Party delegates gathered in Cleveland, Ohio nominated businessman and political novice Donald Trump on Tuesday night, a historic...[read more]

Turkish Coup Fails; Thousands Arrested

| published July 16, 2016 |

By Keith H. Roberts,
Thursday Review contributor

Gunfire erupted in Istanbul and Ankara on Friday and Saturday, accompanied by helicopter and jet flyovers and tanks on the ground, as an apparent coup attempt...[read more]

Terror Attack in Nice Kills 84,
Wounds Hundreds

| published July 15, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

A man driving a heavy truck loaded with weapons, several guns, ammunition and apparently fake grenades killed at least 84 people on a crowded street along the waterfront in the...[read more]

Protests Across U.S.; Police: Dallas Shooter Acted Alone

| published July 10, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

Protests were held in scores of U.S. cities and towns in the wake of recent incidents involving white police officers and black citizens, and in the aftermath of deadly shootings in Minneapolis and Louisiana. Over the weekend, massive...[read more]

FBI Decision on Clinton Emails Sparks Two Stories

| published July 6, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

The dueling narratives began within minutes of the FBI director’s remarks.

Campaign spokespersons and top staff of Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, naturally, took the high road, pointing to the...[read more]

ISIS Terrorists Kill 20 in Bangladesh, 150 in Baghdad

| published July 3, 2016 |

By Keith H. Roberts,
Thursday Review editor

The global repercussions of this week’s terror attacks in Bangladesh, following so closely on the heels of similar attacks in Istanbul and Orlando (at least 150 people were killed overnight in...[read more]

Dozens Arrested After
Airport Attacks

| published July 1, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

In the wake of terror attacks which left at least 44 dead and more than 150 injured, Turkish police and security have cracked down on suspected terrorist cells, launching a wave of...[read more]

Terror Attacks in Turkey Kill at Least 42

| published June 29, 2016 |

By Keith H. Roberts,
Thursday Review contributor

ISIS is believed responsible for a string of coordinated attacks in Istanbul, Turkey which have left dozens dead and one hundred wounded. The attacks included...[read more]

Democratic National Convention Headquarters in Washington DC

Russians Linked to Democratic Party Cyber Breach

| published June 18, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

The FBI and cyber investigators hired by the DNC now say that they have confirmed that hackers in Russia were responsible for the year-long breach of...[read more]

Orlando Shooter Considered Attack on Disney World

| published June 14, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

Omar Mateen’s wife reportedly told authorities that she attempted to dissuade her abusive, violent husband from further planning of his proposed mass attack, and may have accompanied him to...[read more]

FBI Director:
Orlando Shooter Radicalized by ISIS

| published June 13, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

U.S. FBI director James Comey says that Omar Mateen, the terrorist now responsible for the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, was radicalized by Islamic State propaganda and travelled...[read more]

Gunman Kills 50 in Orlando Nightclub

| published June 12, 2016 |

By Keith H. Roberts,
Thursday Review contributor

A gunman who pledged allegiance to ISIS entered an Orlando nightclub in the early hours of Sunday morning and opened fire into the packed facility, killing at least...[read more]

Clinton Wins California,
Clinches Delegate Victory

| published June 8, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

Hillary Rodham Clinton, former first lady, former U.S. Senator, and former Secretary of State, effectively secured the nomination of the Democratic Party on Tuesday by...[read more]

Sanders:

Clinton’s “Victory” a
“Rush to Judgment”

| published June 7, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says that the media—in collusion with certain people within the campaign of Hillary Clinton—has sought to suppress...[read more]

Inspector General:

Clinton Violated Government Email Rules

| published May 25, 2016 |

By Keith H. Roberts,
Thursday Review contributor

As U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton violated Federal standards and Department of State rules regarding emails she sent and received during her tenure as America’s top diplomat...[read more]

Tampa Bay Times Buys Tampa Tribune;
Ends Two Paper Era

| published May 4, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

It was one of the few major U.S. metropolitan areas still able to sustain two major daily newspapers, and the fact that the market maintained this business competition well into the...[read more]

Cutting Edges of the F-35 Lightning

| published May 3, 2016 |

By Thursday Review staff

At the Marine Base at Cherry Point, North Carolina, a new Marine Corps F-35 Lightning II I positioned on the flight line at an air show. The stealth fighter plane is...[read more]

Stolen Documents Show ISIS Seeks Upper Hand in Recruitment

| published April 18, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

According to security and terrorism experts commissioned by NBC News, a recently-obtained collection of documents exposes the recruitment methods and...[read more]

Skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur with a bridge

Scared as Kuala Lumpur: Or, Tourism in the Age of Terror

| published March 13, 2016 |

By Michael Bush,
Thursday Review writer

One of the benefits of being a stay-at-home parent is spending more time with the kids. One of the benefits of having a spouse that teaches for an international school abroad is that sometimes, as the...[read more]

George Martin, Beatles Producer,
Dead at 90

| published March 9, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

It’s easy to forget that he was almost a whole generation older than the famous rock and roll group he produced. What is not easy to forget is the impact that the little known...[read more]

Super Saturday Wins go to Trump, Cruz

| published March 6, 2016 |

By Earl Perkins,
Thursday Review features editor

GOP front-runner Donald Trump remained in the catbird's seat on Super Saturday as Senator Ted Cruz battled to position himself as the primary Republican alternative, according to...[read more]

Mitt Romney Offers Blistering Repudiation of Donald Trump

| published March 3, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

Mitt Romney, speaking from the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics and Public Service, called upon conservatives and Republicans to disavow Donald Trump and to choose a nominee instead from...[read more]

Trump and Clinton Score Huge Wins on
Super Tuesday

| published March 2, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

Businessman Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton each racked up massive wins on Super Tuesday, adding to their respective delegate counts and channeling rank-and-file party support in such a way as to make it...[read more]

Rubio and Trump spar in the CNN Republican debate

Rubio’s Eleventh Hour War On Trump

| published February 27, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

The siege upon Trump Towers has begun, but it may be late arriving.

Despite months of other Republican candidates using weapons ranging from battering rams to stun grenades in an effort to sideline businessman Donald Trump and his seemingly inexorable...[read more]

Republicans Spar In Wild Pre-Super Tuesday Debate

| published February 26, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

South Carolina came and went; Nevada came and went. And then there were still five, and there was Houston.

In a Republican nomination fight shorn of one-time front-runner Jeb Bush, whose poor showing in South Carolina forced him to acknowledge his message was not...[read more]

Deadly Storms Strike Across South

| published February 25, 2016 |

By Earl Perkins,
Thursday Review features editor

A deadly storm system swept across large parts of the South and slammed into eastern Virginia Wednesday, killing three people and knocking out power to homes and businesses throughout the region, according to the...[read more]

Clinton, Trump Have Wide
Paths to Nominations

| published February 23, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

Despite months of wildly unpredictable outcomes, raucous debates, and shocking words spoken, the conventional wisdom is now almost unified. We can pretty much take to the...[read more]

The Big Guns of the Future

| published February 17, 2016 |

By Earl Perkins,
Thursday Review features editor

The future of warfare, for better or worse, is almost here. Among the new tools of high-tech war are the F35A & B Lightning warplanes—with their stealth capabilities, north...[read more]

West Texas Judge Consulted With
Scalia Physician

Democratic Debate on PBS:

Wall Street Still a Thorny Issue

| published February 12, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

In a crucial debate on PBS which came only ten days before the voters of South Carolina go to the polls to pick their choice for the next President, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders faced off in a sometimes...[read more]

3rd US Infantry guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers

Winter, Blizzard, Snow, Wind Chill:

And Still They Stand Guard

| published February 10, 2016 |

By Earl Perkins,
Thursday Review features editor

A few weeks ago, about all anyone could talk about was the weather. Indeed the country was hit with what was the biggest snowstorm ever recorded: it paralyzed the eastern half of the country, shut down entire...[read more]

Wounded Warrior Project Headquarters in Jacksonville Florida

Wounded Warrior Project:
Wounded Confidence

| published February 3, 2016 |

By Earl Perkins,
Thursday Review features editor

A wise man once told me that just because you have the ability to do certain things, does not necessarily mean you ought to do them. Steven Nardizzi and...[read more]

Artist conception of new Inglewood, California stadium for LA Rams

Rams Returning to LA; Inglewood to Build $1.86 Billion Stadium

| published January 15, 2016 |

By Earl Perkins,
Thursday Review
features editor

Three score and 15 years ago the Cleveland Rams set forth on a journey that would lead to the City of ...[read more]

State of the Union: Wild Applause Versus Poker Faces

| published January 13, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

Advance spin regarding President Barack Obama’s 2016 State of the Union, the last he will deliver as U.S. president, suggested strongly that the speech would contain his...[read more]

Star Wars:

The Force Awakens

| published January 8, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

Generationally speaking, it’s difficult to approach the Star Wars series without...[read more]

photo composition of Iran flag with missile images

How Far Will Iran Go to Bend (or Break) Accord?

| published January 4, 2016 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

Iran just won’t stop being Iran, and its bad behavior in recent weeks and months have caused deep friction between U.S. lawmakers and the White House as Republicans (and many Democrats)—wary of...[read more]

Recent Airstrikes Killed Some Paris Attackers

| published December 29, 2015 |

By Keith H. Roberts,
Thursday Review contributor

Officials at the Pentagon and in the U.S.-led coalition engaged in the Middle East say that at least ten Islamic State operatives with direct or...[read more]

Clinton Versus Trump: Apology Wars & Debate Fallout

| published December 21, 2015 |

By Keith H. Roberts,
Thursday Review contributor

On Monday, Hillary Clinton told Donald Trump she will not apologize for telling viewers watching the recent Democratic debate that Trump’s insensitive and...[read more]

Ash Carter Used Private Email for Pentagon Business

| published December 17, 2015 |

By Keith H. Roberts,
Thursday Review contributor

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter may have violated security protocol when he used a personal email account to send and receive government business after taking over...[read more]

Saudi Arabia to Lead Military Coalition Against ISIS

| published December 15, 2015 |

By Keith H. Roberts,
Thursday Review contributor

To battle ISIS and other terrorist organizations with violent or radical agendas, Saudi Arabia says it has formed a coalition with other...[read more]

USS Zumwalt Begins Sea Trials

| published December 8, 2015 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

In this photograph provided by General Dynamics and the U.S. Navy, the newly christened destroyer USS Zumwalt sets to sea on December 7 from the...[read more]

Aerial view of SUV in San Bernandina attack

San Bernardino Suspects
Had Links to ISIS

| published December 4, 2015 |

By Keith H. Roberts,
Thursday Review contributor

Though for many Americans the violent drama which played out on live television in San Bernardino, California on Wednesday already looked and...[read more]

Welcome to my Secret Lair:
A Look at SPECTRE, the Latest Bond Thriller

| published November 26, 2015 |

By Michael Bush
Thursday Review writer

Before we get started, let me fill you in on my opinions of James Bond. Anyone before Sean Connery is unknown to me; never watched any of...[read more]

Sunset in the Waters Near Japan

| Published November 24, 2015 |

By Thursday Review staff

U.S. Navy mass communications specialist 2nd class Raymond D. Diaz took this dazzling photograph this week in the waters south of...(click to read more)

Terror Concerns Still Haunt Europe

| Published November 23, 2015 |

By R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

The death toll in the Paris attacks now stands at 130, with the number of victims in critical care units in hospitals hovering around 90...(click to read more)

Paris Death Toll Rises to 130

| Published November 20, 2015 |

By Thursday Review staff

The death toll from the terror attacks in Paris has climbed from 129 to 130, according to the French medical authorities and law enforcement officials said...(click to read more)

Terror Arrests Made in Paris Suburb

| Published November 18, 2015 |

by Keith H. Roberts,
Thursday Review editor

Following the investigative trail of the Paris terror attackers, Paris police and French law enforcement raided an apartment in the suburban Paris neighborhood of Saint-Denis early Wednesday, prompting a...(click to read more)

Photo of US Capitol composite with French flag

ISIS Video: We Will Strike America

| Published November 16, 2015 |

by R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

ISIS militants have released a new video and new online warnings that it intends to wreak havoc and death upon countries participating in air strikes, drone attacks, or on-the-ground military operations against the...(click to read more)

Paris Attacks: Do They Change the ISIS Narrative?

| Published November 14, 2015 |

by R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

ISIS militants have taken responsibility for the deaths of 129 people in Paris in a series of well-coordinated terrorist attacks, possibly signaling that the Islamic State intends to expand its war across the globe and on a truly vast...(click to read more)

ISIS Launches Rampage in Paris

| Published November 14, 2015 |

by R. Alan Clanton,
Thursday Review editor

Terrorists have struck out against at least six targets in Paris on late Friday and early Saturday, killing at least 128 people in various locations around metro area, and forcing the city to go on lockdown and spurring government officials to declare a state of emergency.

The attacks, which are believed to have been coordinated, began in the evening in different parts of the sprawling city. After hours of tense standoffs and...(click to read more)

Pluto as Pop Art

| Published November 12, 2015 |

by Thursday Review staff

Relax Earthlings, Pluto hasn’t been vandalized by graffiti artists with millions of cans neon and dayglow paint. Nor should you adjust the...(click to read more)

A Peaceful Little Glade: The First Armistice at Compiégne

| Published November 10, 2015 |

Kevin Robbie, Thursday Review contributor

On November 11th, we will observe Veterans Day, honoring those people who have served in the armed forces. Originally observed as “Armistice Day,” beginning in November of 1919, Veterans Day has been...(click to read more)

Fred Dalton Thompson: Prosecutor, Actor, Politician

| Published November 2, 2015 |

R. Alan Clanton, Thursday Review editor

His vocal chords were among the most distinctive and recognizable in Hollywood, and in American politics. At least one famous Presidential candidate joked “If I had his tonsils, I would be...(click to read more)

Qingdao & The Magical Powers of Beer

| Published October 30, 2015 |

By Michael Bush, Thursday Review contributor

Being in a punk rock band, people typically expect you to be tough, surly, angry, even mean, and that you won’t take any crap from anyone. That’s not really me, though. Nor does it...(click to read more)

Thank the Lord for Ice Cream!

| Published October 23, 2015 |

By Michael Bush, Thursday Review contributor

Being a parent is hard. No one really prepared us for how hard it actually is. Moving to China with a three year old is even harder. No one really prepared us for how...(click to read more)

Bridge of Spies: Best Film of the Year

| Published October 14, 2015 |

By R. Alan Clanton
Thursday Review editor

Twentieth century history is back in vogue, and making lots of money at the box office. A spate of recent big-budget films has made American history cool again on the big screen, and—save for a couple of exceptions—without...(click to read more)

China Christens Contentious Military Outposts

| Published October 10, 2015 |

By Keith R. Roberts
Thursday Review contributor

Despite official opposition and numerous complaints to international organizations, China and its military have completed the construction of lighthouses, technology towers and other facilities on...(click to read more)

The Martian:
Ridley Scott Scores Big

| Published October 6, 2015 |

By R. Alan Clanton
Thursday Review editor

Some movies have a kind of hyper-predictable template even going in—you just pretty much know and understand the plot, and all the things that can go right and wrong with the protagonist. And you are aware of the narrative even before you get...(click to read more)

Space Station View:
The Nile at Night

| Published October 5, 2015 |

By Thursday Review staff

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is slightly past the halfway point in his one year mission in space aboard the International Space Station. A few days ago Kelly captured this dazzling, glittering photograph of the Middle East and Northeast Africa. Most apparent in the...(click to read more)

Volkswagen’s Long Road Ahead

| Published September 24, 2015 |

By Thursday Review staff

The so-called "Dieselgate" emissions scandal that rocked automaker Volkswagen this week has left millions of car owners and thousands of dealerships wondering...(click to read more)

FBI Recovering Clinton Emails

| published September 23, 2015 |

By Keith H. Roberts
Thursday Review contributor

According to Bloomberg and other media sources this week, the FBI has begun the process of recovering emails from the server which Hillary Clinton used while Secretary of State. Some inside the FBI are telling reporters...[read more]

Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future

When Time Travel Was Fun:
Back to the Future at 30

| published September 12, 2015 |

By R. Alan Clanton
Thursday Review editor

Want to feel really old? Remind yourself, assuming you are of a certain age or generation, that 30 years ago American movie theaters saw a slew of movies geared toward the ample expendable cash of teens and young...[read more]

Seattle’s
Big Dig:
Bertha is Still Stuck, For Now

| Published September 9, 2015 |

By R. Alan Clanton
Thursday Review editor

One of the biggest tunneling projects in the world is stuck, sort of literally. Seattle’s massive tunnel project—which has as its main attraction a giant...(click to read more)

Destruction of Palmyra Intolerable, According to UNESCO

| Published September 3, 2015 |

By Thursday Review staff

The destruction of the Temple of Bel in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra at the hands of Islamic State extremists last week was an “intolerable crime against civilization” according to the chief of the United Nation’s principal...(read more)

Breaking Their Silence:

Sisters & Family Talk About Two Unsolved Murders

By Jennifer Walker-James, Thursday Review contributor

“The world is a dangerous place; not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” –Albert Einstein

Sisterly love knows no boundaries; even when separated by death at the hands of a faceless killer. For sisters, Jacqui, Jillian, Jayme, and JoBeth Burgoon, this is... (click to read more)

Photo composition by Thursday Review/Clinton image courtesy of Hillary Clinton for President

Server May Yield More Problems for Clinton

By R. Alan Clanton, Thursday Review editor

Hillary Clinton would like for the issue of her emails—deleted or saved—to go away. Some political observers suggest that the former Secretary of State, former U.S. Senator, and former first lady might just get that wish, as the investigations into her personal server turn from... (click to read more)

Space Station View of an Aurora

By Thursday Review staff

Auroras are spectacular images, but seen from space the light effect created by energy particles playing off the upper reaches of the Earth’s atmosphere can be even more dramatic. Such is the case with this impressive photograph taken by NASA astronaut Scott Kelley from the... (click to read more)

Indonesian Plane Was Ferrying Half a Million in Cash

By Thursday Review staff

At first glance, the story seems like the plot to a fictional crime-adventure movie. An airplane with 54 people aboard drifts off course over dense, remote jungles—some of the most impenetrable lush tropical forests in the world—with officials at first concluding that the plane went down in...(read more)

Hillary Clinton's Email Woes

By R. Alan Clanton
Thursday Review editor

As Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email address and a homebrew server becomes a central topic of conversation for journalists following the 2016 Presidential campaign, the brouhaha continues to spread into other parts of Clinton’s inner and outer circles. After the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch and attorneys for the Associated Press—in separate cases—brought lawsuits against the... (click to read more)

Clinton Hands Over File Server to FBI

By Keith H. Roberts Thursday Review contributor

Hillary Clinton, pledging to cooperate with an unfolding and widening investigation into her use of a private email account while she served as U.S. Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013, has handed over the file server she used to store and manage those emails, according to Clinton campaign staffers and several... (click to read more)

First GOP Debate: Playing the Trump Card

By R. Alan Clanton Thursday Review editor

The jury remains out on the meaning of the first televised Republican presidential candidate debate held this week in Cleveland, Ohio, and hosted by Fox News. Though not a surprise, the narrative and the tone within the room was controlled by two dominant and inescapable... (click to read more)

Bittersweet 16:

The Harrowing Story of an Unsolved Case, From a Mother’s Perspective

By Jennifer James, Thursday Review contributor

Two girls. A party. A misdirection. A single phone call. A double murder. A parent’s worst nightmare—their worlds shattered. Two south Alabama... (click to read more)

Beijing to Host 2022 Winter Olympics

The vote was close—extremely close. But after much debate and discussion the International Olympic Committee selected Beijing to serve as host city for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Beijing will become the first city in modern Olympic history to host both... (click to read more)

along the Turkish border with Syria near Jurayjiriyah, Syria

Turkey Gets Tough (Finally) on ISIS

By R. Alan Clanton
Thursday Review editor

Turkey has been in a tough spot for more than two years because of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL. ISIS’s rise from the chaos and lawlessness of northern Syria began to present serious challenges for Turkey, a key member of NATO and a country which sits on the...(click to read more)

Arrests Made in Guzman Escape Caper

By R. Alan Clanton
Thursday Review editor

Mexican authorities have arrested at least seven people who investigators believe facilitated or assisted Sinaloa Cartel boss and drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in his dramatic escape from a maximum security prison early in July. Media reports from Mexico City say that... (click to read more)

Mexican Officials: We Were Warned of Guzman Escape

By Thursday Review
staff writers

After more than four days of silence on the issue, the Mexican government on Friday admitted that the agents of the U.S. DEA and FBI had warned Mexican officials of a possible escape by drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman on several occasions during early 2015, and that the U.S. had...(click to read more)

El Chapo Had Help From Prison Insiders

By R. Alan Clanton
Thursday Review editor

Word that drug kingpin and Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman had help breaking out of Mexico’s most secure federal prison comes as no particular shock to anyone who follows the news, or recalls Guzman’s fondness for tunneling in the years he...click to read more)

U.S. Officials Aware of Guzman Escape Plans

By Thursday Review
staff writers

That Joaquin Guzman, also known as El Chapo, used a tunnel to make his escape from Mexico’s most maximum security prison should come as no particular shock. Tunnels are El Chapo’s forte, and his vast army of operatives...(click to read more)

CIA, Pentagon Co-Opted Help of Top Psychologists

| Published July 11, 2015 |

By R. Alan Clanton
Thursday Review editor

According to the New York Times, top officials within the American Psychological Association downplayed both the extent of—and the effectiveness—of harsh interrogation techniques used by the CIA in the post-9/11 years.

Those top APA officials, according to documents obtained by the New York Times, were aware of the strong dissenting views of psychologists and psychiatrists within both...(click to read more)

More Than 22 Million Impacted by Cyber-Attack

| Published July 9, 2015 |

By R. Alan Clanton
Thursday Review editor

The government now says that the hackers who gained access to data from federal websites in early June have stolen the Social Security numbers belonging to at least 22 million people. The hackers behind that massive cyber-attack are believed to be based in China. Beijing has denied involvement in the attack, and has gone further, accusing...(click to read more)

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Cyberball: Major League Baseball and Information Security

| Published July 4, 2015 |

By Kevin Robbie Thursday Review contributor

Professional sports teams are constantly searching for a competitive advantage over their counterparts. Sometimes this has involved dubious methods and the tools of trickery and spycraft: opposing teams secretly videotaping team practices, managers hiring lip-readers to...(click to read more)

Hillary Clinton 2016 Presidential candidate

White House Knew of Clinton’s Private Email Account

| Published July 1, 2015 |

By Thursday Review staff writers

Top White House officials in the then-newly minted administration of Barack Obama knew that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was using a private email account and an off-site server for her State Department correspondence. The Associated Press is reporting that White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel officially asked...(click to read more)

ISIS-Linked Attacks Indicate Success of Militant Outreach

| Published June 29, 2015 |

By Thursday Review staff

Despite the ongoing and consistent position of the United States, the Iraqi military and some partner nations in the coalition forged to battle the Islamic State, the militant group known as ISIS continues to advance—both geographically and on the world stage. Multiple and nearly simultaneous terror attacks last week, coupled with well-coordinated offensives in its ground wars in Syria and Iraq, demonstrate that...(click to read more)

Clinton’s Missing Emails: Critical Documents Deleted

| Published June 26, 2015 |

By Thursday Review staff

Hillary Clinton would like to concentrate primarily on running for President, her preferred mode for more than two years. But according to the Associated Press and other news reports, problems related to emails she sent and received while she served as the top U.S. diplomat continue to....(click to read more)

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China Hacks Federal Employee Records

| Published June 5, 2015 |

By Keith H. Roberts Thursday Review contributor

For at least the second time in one year U.S. security experts say that hackers with direct links to China have breached U.S. government websites and taken critical data, this time the personal information of more than four million current and former federal employees. The data was...(click to read more)

Tensions in the South China Sea

| Published May 30, 2015 |

By R. Alan Clanton
Thursday Review editor

The cobalt blue and emerald green waters which separate China from its neighbors—the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei, and even the southernmost islands of Japan—may look placid and idyllic with their scattered, tiny islands and salt white beaches, but those waters also represent one of the most...(click to read more)

Saturn’s Outward Calm

| Published May 18, 2015 |

By Thursday Review staff

The surface of the giant planet Saturn is a place of turmoil and storm and (literally) breathtaking deadly power. On a typical Saturn day winds can exceed 1000 miles per hour, and storm systems swirl like high speed hurricanes and massive tornadoes, turning the atmosphere into a murky, dense soup of gas— (click to read more)

Zone of Alienation: The Chernobyl Disaster,
April 26, 1986

| Published April 27, 2015 |

By Kevin Robbie Thursday Review contributor

During the 1980’s, the United States and Soviet Union (USSR) were locked in an arms race which included the development, refinement and production of nuclear weapons. Each side possessed...(click to read more)

Baseball’s Shifting Future

| Published April 20, 2015 |

By Kevin Robbie
Thursday Review contributor

Major League Baseball recently celebrated its 112th opening day. After an offseason of nearly five and a half months, the familiar cry of “play ball” was heard once again in stadiums across the country. Baseball has long been a part of the fabric of American culture and love of the game has been passed down from generation to generation. One of the appealing...(click to read more)

Green Bank Telescope located deep in the Appalachian Mountains near the tiny town of Green Bank

Deep Space Observation Versus Lawn Care

| Published April 7, 2015 |

By Thursday Review staff

Here’s one we guarantee you were not expecting, even in the weird news department:

Astronomers are worried that new high-tech, robotic lawnmowers and radio-controlled fertilizing drones will... (click to read more)

Lessons of the Turkish Power Outage

| Published April 3, 2015 |

By R. Alan Clanton
Thursday Review editor

A massive power outage which affected about half the country of Turkey and lasted for more than 10 hours is being touted as an example of why the power grids of the United States and other countries require both technological upgrades as well as a careful, top-down retooling of security and... (click to read more)

North Korea: The Emperor’s New Clothes?

| Published March 20, 2015 |

By Kevin Robbie
Thursday Review editor

The Kim Family have ruled the “Democratic Republic of Korea” (DPRK or North Korea) since 1948, when Kim Il Sung, a Korean guerrilla fighter in World War II, was installed by the USSR as the leader of that nation. Korea had been ruled as a Japanese colony from 1910-1945 and Kim Il-Sung fought in the anti-Japanese...(click to read more)

Rings of Saturn

| Published March 17, 2015 |

By Thursday Review staff

No, this is not a black and white photo experiment with someone’s vinyl record. This is image is the work of Cassini, and a team of imaging experts in Boulder, Colorado.

In a stunning deep-focus image, a photo taken from the Cassini deep-space probe’s special wide angle lens using a red filter, Saturn’s...(click to read more)

Chance of Major California Quake Has Risen

| Published March 12, 2015 |

By Thursday Review staff

People in California are no slouches when it comes to earthquakes: on some days there can be as many as a dozen tremors, hundreds in a typical week or month, and thousands in any given year. The majority of these quakes is mild, and cause little damage. California experiences, on...(click to read more)

The View From Above

| Published March 3, 2015 |

By Thursday Review staff

Astronauts Terry Virts and Barry “Butch” Wilmore went outside the safe confines of the International Space Station on Sunday and Monday of this week for...(click to read more)

"Crack the Sky, Shake the Earth..." A Look Back at Tet

| Published February 14, 2015 |

By Kevin Robbie
Thursday Review contributor

The celebration of “Tet Nguyen Dan,” or “Tet” in abbreviated form, marks the arrival of spring based on a Vietnamese variation of the Chinese lunar-solar calendar. The Tet is one of the most important celebrations in Vietnamese culture. Special meals are cooked...(click to read more)

Cuba Relations & Baseball:
Just Let 'Em Play

| Published January 28, 2015 |

By Kevin Robbie
Thursday Review contributor

A couple of summers ago, I travelled with my family to Key West. We accumulated a lot of photos, including an obligatory set taken at the iconic marker which indicates the distance to America’s neighbor to the south: “90 miles to Cuba” that concrete...(click to read more)

California’s High-Speed Rail Project Under Way

| Published January 14, 2015 |

R. Alan Clanton
Thursday Review editor

Jerry Brown was recently sworn-in again as California Governor, meaning he has now served longer than any other chief executive in the history of the Golden State. He was re-elected in large part because of his skill at balancing a budget once more out-of-...(click to read more)

Oil, Debt, and Venezuela on the Brink

| Published January 9, 2015 |

R. Alan Clanton
Thursday Review editor

Drivers in the United States and Canada may have a lot to celebrate because of those falling gas prices. If the trend continues through late spring and early summer, the typical American household will have saved about $1100 over 12 months—even more if prices dip lower. In many U.S. states the price of gasoline...(click to read more)