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Rules of Amusement Why Hollywood (and Tom Hanks) can't resist the lovably eccentric world of Joel and Ethan Coen...
...premised on historical assumptions and how much on pure faith. Religion based on blame and accusations that purport to be truthful have real-world consequences. No one should be expected to bear those consequences without seeking to have the accusations tested by the tools of the academy. Yet many resist such testing, regarding it as disrespectful of religious beliefs. TV commentators Sean Hannity and Bill O’Reilly have labeled criticism of the historical accuracy of the Gibson film as Christian-bashing. But the quest for truth is to be commended, not condemned. Religious fundamentalists cannot have it both...
...reclaim their homes. Haider Mohammed, 20, an Arab who studies at a local technical college, says Kurds in his neighborhood are pressuring Arabs to sell their houses, sometimes for less than market price. With Kurds now dominating the city administration and police, his family is finding it difficult to resist pressure to sell. "It is just a matter of time" before they do, says Mohammed. "We just hope there will be a government to regulate this...
Brzezinski couldn’t resist certain allusions to Soviet-era hostilities. While the Balkans were fought over during the Cold War, Brzezinski dubbed Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel and Palestine the “New Global Balkans” due to America’s interests there...
It’s getting harder and harder to resist the comparison...