Can the film Civil War by Alex Garland, starring Kirsten Dunst, tell us anything new about the United States, or is it just a zombie movie without the zombies? Or is it A Star is Born without the songs? We are living a cold civil war in real time. Can the film help us prevent a hot one at home?

The Trump trials are trying the patience of judges and Americans. VP hopefuls show up in court. Are they standing in for the missing wife?

The Yank and Kraut respond.