Thomas A. Horne is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Tulsa, where he teaches political philosophy and film. He has published books and articles on 18th-century thought, but more recently has written on films released in the first decade of this century that were critical of the second Iraq War and the attitudes that made it possible. Another of his essays, "The Illusionist: Political Power and Film Art," appeared in Bright Lights; "Goliath in the Valley of Elah" was published in War, Literature, and the Arts Vol. 23, 2011; and "James Mangold's 3:10 to Yuma and the Mission in Iraq" appeared in The Journal of Film and Video. 
Activist & Political · Crime · Essays
“I don’t want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me.” – Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) in The Departed
Activist & Political · Drama · Essays
“He tries to trick you. I try to enlighten you. Which is the more noble pursuit?” The Illusionist was released in 2006 to generally good reviews (the consensus seemed to[…]
