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...fundamental part of Lincoln's moral compass was his opposition to slavery. But it took him a long time to embrace black people. We were raised with a fairy-tale representation that because he hated slavery, he loved the slaves. He didn't. He was a recovering racist. He used to use the N word. He told darky jokes. He resisted abolition as long as he could. But in the end, he was on an upward arc, one that was quite noble...
...tale of "Lonesome Doves" in Israel was particularly disturbing because, despite massive damage and crushing human misery, the violence will not solve a thing for either side [Feb. 2]. The Oslo accords outlined a mutually agreeable vision of a two-state solution. The difficulty is that each side has an intractable minority that will accept nothing short of everything it wants. Until each side makes an absolute commitment to controlling its own hard-liners--whatever it takes--I do not see the conflict ever ending. Richard Jepson, SEQUIM, WASH...
...previous album “Magic,” the E Street Band is much more prevalent and fleshes out the songs, giving them an epic quality, like on the dark and eight-minute long opener “Outlaw Pete,” a harrowing western tale about a man unable to escape his past. While their presence is well felt, one thing noticeably absent is Clarence “Big Man” Clemens, whose sax can only be heard at the end of the track “This Life.” This appearance disappoints...
...class snobs are remodeled as farmers, hunters, builders, and fighters. Surrendering to weakness—cold, starvation, or sickness—is simply not an option. The suffering and loss of the refugees are not necessarily poorly presented onscreen, but “Defiance” is ultimately the tale of the transformative effect of Tuvia Bielski’s hopeful ideals and undying strength. As such, the death and defeat of the Holocaust is overcome onscreen by Tuvia’s message of possibility and faith. Composers Joshua Bell and James Newton Howard weave a brooding tone into each...
...You’d think these facts would interest a law professor. But not Kennedy, who prefers a tale of “original sin” in which Israel simply drove Arabs from their homes, took their land, and oppressed whoever was left...