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Of war, film and politicsWar_politics_and_film.html
At the end of the 1982 movie "First Blood," a bleeding and traumatized John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) tearfully recalls how a suicide bomber in Vietnam killed his best friend and fellow soldier. It's a heart-wrenching scene, skillfully acted by Stallone, who laments that, as a soldier, he could ...War_politics_and_film.html
We are all cynics when it comes to politicsWe_are_all_cynics.html
It's a cynical age. It used to be thought that a does of cynicism may have been healthy for keeping the mind sharp. Kind of like how a glass of red wine a day is good for the heart. Now it seems that cynicism and the national political scene are hopelessly intertwined ...We_are_all_cynics.html
Kids must “grow into” the First AmendmentKids_must_grow.html
According to a study recently released by the Knight Foundation, more than one out of every three high school students feels the First Amendment goes too far in the rights it guarantees. Only half the students surveyed said newspapers should be allowed to publish without government approval ...Kids_must_grow.html
Balancing actsBalancing_acts.html
The coffin is presented. Inside are the remains of a Marine who was killed in Iraq. His wife, now his widow, several months pregnant, drapes her body over the casket, a face that seems too young to carry such an expression of grief. The photographer from the Rocky Mountain ...Balancing_acts.html

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