Bill Scher writes a long column comparing the world view of Trump insider Stephen Miller to that of the film Starship Troopers. For all I know (or care), he might be correct about Miller.
Scher goes on to explain how the film is a misunderstood anti-war piece. Ironically, he never mentions it is based on a 1959 science fiction novel of the same name by Robert Heinlein who, when he wrote it, wasn’t being anti-war at all.
Heinlein was a graduate of the Naval Academy and served for several years, achieving the rank of lieutenant, the equivalent of an army captain. Medically retired, he served the Navy as a civilian employee during World War II. Along with Asimov and Clarke, Heinlein is one of the “big three” of English language science fiction.
