Dark Knight Rises Review: Christopher Nolan Illustrates the Need for Welfare Reform

Impact

Recently, I watched The Dark Knight Rises with my family. I thought it was an excellent movie that kept me on the edge of my seat. Of course, I always look for the political implications writer-director Christopher Nolan may put in his movies. Here is a connection that I read this morning.

Instead of Batman and Robin, an unlikely duo of President Clinton and U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich achieved welfare reform in the 1990s. We should advocate reform once again.