COL. KURTZ, CALL YOUR OFFICE:

Shot: “Going By Movies, America Is In An Apocalyptic Frame of Mind.”

—Ace of Spades.

Chaser: “Why Trump and Carson want to bring about America’s apocalypse.”

—Former Bush #43 speechwriter Michael Gerson, in the Washington Post.

As Ace asks, “If the Age of Obama is so swell, if we’re all filled with Hope, why is this age not producing the spate of feel-good, have-fun, get-rich movies the 80s did? Why are our collective fantasies in the Age of Obama so single-mindedly focused on the idea of dystopia, cultural decay, and ultimately cultural destruction?”

Outside of the ubiquitous superhero movies, that’s certainly the material that Hollywood is pumping out; it’s a far cry from the feel-good stuff of the Bill Clinton go-go ’90s. Is Hollywood attempting to monetize the collective pulse of the nation, or are they also angry in some capacity with Mr. Obama? And if you buy Gerson’s premise about Carson and Trump, what does it say when an “apocalyptic” America gets candidates with a similar frame of mind? (Of course, I doubt Trump or Carson’s supporters are hearing the same tone or message in their speeches as a former Bush speechwriter.)