PinnedInFanfarebyMark Mahon·May 12, 2023The Vertigo EffectSixty-five years after the dolly zoom effect appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” the unique visual effect is still a part of modern…A response icon5A response icon5
PinnedInThe Geopolitical EconomistbyMark Mahon·Oct 4, 202313 Million BarrelsIn September, American oil production reached an all-time high. What comes next?A response icon1A response icon1
PinnedInILLUMINATIONbyMark Mahon·Dec 2, 2023The Great American Life Expectancy TurnaroundTwin public health crises — Covid-19 and fentanyl — led to a dramatic decline in US life expectancy. Now, finally, good news.A response icon1A response icon1
PinnedInILLUMINATIONbyMark Mahon·Mar 1, 2023CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey: Good News & ChallengesLatest data shows progress and challenges related to the physical and emotional wellbeing of high school studentsA response icon2A response icon2
PinnedInPolitically SpeakingbyMark Mahon·Jan 12, 2022A Plane Crash 40 Years Ago. A Hero and a State of the Union Tradition.Air Florida flight #90 crashed into the icey Potomac River. A Washington CBO staffer risked his life to save another.A response icon6A response icon6
InFanfarebyMark Mahon·Jun 2‘Manhunter’ at 40: Still Creepy and CoolAt home in an era of loneliness and online angst, Michael Mann’s neon-lit FBI thriller has outlasted its criticsA response icon4A response icon4
InThe Geopolitical EconomistbyMark Mahon·Jan 2Petro Movers: Things to KnowOil production is now found across all corners of the globe. Oil tankers often serve as the next stage for a crucial global economic…
InFanfarebyMark Mahon·Nov 14, 2025‘The Bedford Incident’ at 60: Gamesmanship is Back, Again.Though a modest production, the film demonstrates what can happen when one side doesn’t know that it’s their turn to blink.A response icon1A response icon1
InThe Geopolitical EconomistbyMark Mahon·Jul 17, 2025The Ascendance of American Shale OilThe shale oil revolution, which began over a decade ago, has transformed the United States into a dominant player in the oil export market.
Mark Mahon·Mar 7, 2025Five Decades Later, Trends in CancerPresident Nixon signed the National Cancer Act in December 1971. There has been much progress. The mortality rate has declined by 34%…A response icon1A response icon1
