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...Second, unlike Woodward’s “State of Denial,” “The Greatest Story Ever Sold” doesn’t purport to divulge new and earth shattering revelations...
...known as Pope Benedict XVI—in the scandal, the film accuses the entire hierarchy of the cover-up and reconstructs Church history to peripherally implicate priest celibacy as the cause of clergymen’s sexual deviance. “Deliver Us” does not purport that the priest pedophilia scandal would be solved if priests were allowed to marry, and Berg never should have tackled such a large issue in such a cursory manner...
...nearly 80% of whom, according to a Zogby poll, support an end to foie-gras production. More than a dozen countries and the state of California have passed laws prohibiting this cruel practice. Far from being frivolous, Chicago's law codifies the humane values that we as a society purport to believe in. Gene Bauston President, Farm Sanctuary Watkins Glen, New York, U.S. Pluto Farewell Being a big fan of lighthearted commentary, I took great pleasure in reading Jeffrey Kluger's Essay "Get Pluto out of Here!" [Aug. 28]. It has been quite a while since something as serious...
...nearly 80% of whom, according to a Zogby poll, support an end to foie-gras production. More than a dozen countries and the state of California have passed laws prohibiting this cruel practice. Far from being frivolous, Chicago's law codifies the humane values that we as a society purport to believe...
...Iraq. And yet it would be a mistake to become overly dismissive of the long-term prospects for democracy in the Middle East. That would be like writing off democracy in Europe because of the failure of the revolutions of 1848. It's true that the governments that purport to rule in Baghdad, Gaza City and Beirut cannot control the unelected militias that rampage through the streets. But that should be a sign that five years after 9/11, the problem in the Arab world today remains not too much democracy but too little...