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Oddly enough, Baer is the most shaded character in the film, in his way prefiguring a more modern ambiguity. But the film is most significantly about puzzled people trying to comprehend the cosmic reversal of fortune that was the Depression. They don't have much more than raw courage and simple virtues to rely on. Unlike most period pieces, Cinderella Man encourages us to fondly recall not songs or clothes but values we have largely mislaid. Look on the faces of the elder Braddocks when they realize they don't have enough fried bologna to feed their kids...
Second: Fixing the machine. As I’ve argued before, Democratic analysts are “TV weathermen” next to the Republicans’ “investment bankers”—anecdotally describing trends they don’t particularly comprehend, rather than acting based on a methodical and measurable understanding of the electorate in an information age. Of course the party shouldn’t substitute a poll for a moral compass—but it is malpractice to make ignorant and outmoded decisions. I am sick of all the campaign innovations?...
...Your recognition of the talented individuals who make up TIME's list of the most influential people [April 18] enabled me to appreciate and comprehend the events that have shaken and stirred our world today. Thank you. Masa Kato Pomona, California...
...pleasure in finding personal heroes, annoyance over the inclusion of the "undeserving," and a feeling by some that the list was just too darn long Your recognition of the talented individuals who make up Time's list of the most influential people [April 18] enabled me to appreciate and comprehend the events that have shaken and stirred our world today. Thank you. Masa Kato Pomona, California, U.S. I was pleased that your list included Indonesia's Dina Astita, the teacher and survivor of the Indian Ocean tsunami who is coordinating efforts to restart schooling in her remote Sumatra town...
...Your recongnition of the talented individuals who make up TIME's list of the most influential people [April 18] enabled me to appreciate and comprehend the events that have shaken and stirred our world today. Thank...