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...wouldn't necessarily be enough to shore up Hispanic support for the GOP. Republicans of McCain's stripe believe the social conservatism of many Hispanics makes them natural Republicans, so long as the party does not offend them on immigration. This view oversimplifies Hispanics' political decisions: they tend to favor the Democrats on economic issues. Without domestic policies that are attractive to working-class Americans of all ethnicities, the GOP is unlikely to win lasting majorities among Hispanic voters...
...church has always had to live the minority experience, and that's where the universal church is headed." In fact, the American church has not really shrunk much. At 24% of the population, Catholics remain a pivotal voting bloc, especially in swing states like Pennsylvania, where they appear to favor Hillary Clinton by sizable margins. A recent poll by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life found that a quarter of the country's cradle Catholics had left the fold. But they are being replaced by a few converts and a lot of (Mass attending!) Hispanic immigrants, and remarkably, such...
...involvement of MIT student Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) with the school’s underground group of card players, organized by professor Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey). The team needs another player to join their trips to Las Vegas, where they count cards to turn the blackjack odds in their favor. Ben needs tuition money for Harvard Medical School and is soon seduced by the possibility of hitting it big with cards. The players lead a fantasy lifestyle during their excursions away from Cambridge until greed, jealousy, and casino security derail them.From the opening credits, where the camera pans over...
...just as there is a place for comedies in which the lead character enlists her teenage son to help sell drugs (“Weeds”) or accidentally sleeps with 16-year-old girls (“Californication”). Nonetheless, there is a propensity among programmers to favor the Ross-and-Rachel type stories over the Tony-and-Carmellas.It’s a stretch to say that the popularity of “Weeds” and “Californication” signal some sort of monumental sea change in the qualities television viewers value in their sitcom...
...evils of ESPN are clearly not so great that they deserve the total condemnation of what is for most sports fans the most reliable purveyor of stats and scores. As editor of an “underground” blog that boasts “sports news without access, favor, or discretion,” Leitch has obvious reasons for disliking larger media conglomerates. But by assaulting ESPN he risks falling into the trap of the very “preening sportscasters” he criticizes: when sports are your life, you take them too seriously.Ultimately, in trying to celebrate...