Beheading tragedy shrugs off blame amid grief and politics
The piece argues grief drove Michael Berg to politicize Nick Berg’s murder by al Qaida. It asserts such claims distort facts, notes Berg’s unarmed Iraq presence, and defends U S denials of a detainee swap while urging calm. It emphasizes focusing on the killers, not political blame.
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Michael Berg
Nick
al-Qaida
Bush
Berg
George Bush
Donald Rumsfeld
U.S
FBI
Abu Ghraib
Wall Street Journal
Daniel Pearl
United States
America
Nick Berg
Brown v Board of Education half a century later analysis
Thomas Lowell reflects on the 1954 Brown decision and Plessy v Ferguson, noting early hopes for rapid integration, slower economic gains, and the long term impact of judicial activism. He argues progress predated the Civil Rights Act, critiques civil rights narrative, and calls for restoring law to courts.
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Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court
Plessy v. Ferguson
Howard University
Washington
Lowell
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Unlearned lessons from The Passion miss their mark
Cal Thomas argues MGM misreads Christian audiences with the film Saved! starring Mandy Moore and Macaulay Culkin. He notes the film mocks Christian beliefs, relies on sensationalism, and questions MGM’s marketing approach. He predicts poor box office compared to The Passion and suggests saving money.
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Mel Gibson
Hollywood
Gibson
MGM
New York Times
Sharon Waxman
MGM Worldwide Marketing
Peter Adee
Mandy Moore
Macaulay Culkin
Maryland Christian High School
Jesus
Skip
Martin Donovan
Jena Malone
Mary-Louise Parker
Saved
Thomas
Fox News Channel
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Joan Kerr
Ken Bropnax
Bil Salter
Thomas Lowell
Greea
Cal Thomas
Mattard
Killmore
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