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...course, that in itself proves nothing. But think back past the games themselves to the months leading up to the opening ceremonies in Athens, and focus for just a moment on the political wrangling by the U.S. Olympic Committee to field a halfway decent men’s basketball team or to ensure that any other high-profile athletes would compete for their country. Don’t forget that Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Garnett all ultimately declined to play for the red, white, and blue...
...Right on what? That America, using power harnessed to democratic ideals, could begin a transformation of the Arab world from endless tyranny and intolerance to decent governance and democratization. Two years ago, shortly before the invasion of Iraq, I argued in these pages that forcefully deposing Saddam Hussein was, more than anything, about America "coming ashore" to effect a "pan-Arab reformation"--a dangerous, "risky and, yes, arrogant" but necessary attempt to change the very culture of the Middle East, to open its doors to democracy and modernity...
...once did to his children. But in the emotion-charged arena of family law, change is on the way. "I think this could be the year of the dad," says DiD founder Tony Miller. Indeed, if just some of the new ideas work, among the winners will be decent, loving fathers - and the children who might otherwise have missed out on knowing them...
...time with his children, there's a father who doesn't show up when he should or defaults on child support. Maybe he's stopped caring - or never did; maybe he finds it too distressing or insulting to be an occasional father. The Kanwal dads seem like a decent bunch, but on this night there's a lot of self-pity and no introspection. None of the monologues contains questions: Did I bring any of this on myself? Could I have been a better husband? Was I there for my wife when she needed me? The men are suffering...
...choices cannot be unmade. Twenty-one-year-old Eisenberg, who stars alongside young Hollywood notables such as Ricci, Joshua Jackson, and Shannon Elizabeth, is consigned—fairly or not—back into the bin of obscurity, until another decent role crosses his path...