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...First Snow” appears to be connected to Fergus’ own life in some way. Yet, he is quick to direct praise for the film away from himself. Referring to his cast and crew as family, Fergus’ fondness for collaboration is immediately obvious.“As long as you’re open to listen to everybody, you’re constantly getting fed and it’s propelling you forward.” He is very receptive to his audience as well: “I love the fact that people don?...
Iraq comes first, as always. From the start, it has been obvious that personal motives have skewed the President's judgment about the war. Saddam tried to kill his dad; his dad didn't try hard enough to kill Saddam. There was payback to be had. But never was Bush's adolescent petulance more obvious than in his decision to ignore the Baker-Hamilton report and move in the exact opposite direction: adding troops and employing counterinsurgency tactics inappropriate to the situation on the ground. "There was no way he was going to accept [its findings] once the press began...
...Shields was also excellent. As Antony, he delivered the funeral oration—his big moment in what could otherwise be considered a Brutus and Cassius show—with fantastic emotion and more than a touch of the manipulation, making it obvious why the speech could shift public opinion so rapidly...
...Well, at least our perspectives are crystallizing. You appear to acknowledge, or at least don't dispute, the fact that teens are being restricted and also medicated with prescription drugs more than ever. But you seem reluctant to face the obvious: that the restrictions and medications are reactions to horrific teen difficulties-occurring in the U.S. and to some extent in some countries that imitate our lifestyle but nowhere else on earth. The timetable that most interests you, perhaps because of your age, is the period from about 1991 to 2003-when prescription medications and extreme restrictions (especially in schools...
...Reagan is the more obvious case. In the pantheon of modern Republican heroes, he stands alone. The G.O.P. has produced seven Presidents in the past 70 years. But I'd bet that in the stump speeches of today's G.O.P. contenders, Reagan is cited, invoked and appealed to more than the other six combined. As he should be. As President (so Republicans tell it), he got the economy going again, restored American confidence and won the cold war. As a Republican, he both sharpened the party's message and broadened its appeal. He won two landslide elections and then...