23
May
2007
I
have noticed throughout my life that there barely has been a day the
news media was not trumpeting a foreboding event, an impending
environmental danger, or some risky food or technological hazard
clearly intended to generate fear.
As
political tides continue to turn against the Iraq war, Hillary
Clinton's opponents have highlighted her refusal to apologize for
supporting it. It's a fair critique, because the next American
president will face a host of foreign-policy challenges while
attempting to repair our post-Bush position in the world.
Saddam
Hussein richly deserved his execution, but Iraq is no less a
strategic disaster for America because of it. It will be years, if
not decades, until the world overcomes all of the consequences of
George W. Bush's misbegotten war.
No
one "banned" Borat
in Russia. At least, not according to officials of Russia's Federal
Agency for Culture & Cinematography. They just "advised" 20th
Century Fox that the movie could offend some viewers and contained
material that "might seem disparaging in relation to certain ethnic
groups and religions." 20th Century Fox has promised to contest
that "recommendation," which was accompanied by a denial of a
screening license. (What kind of "advice" comes with a
prohibition?)
