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West Coast premiere of “Hellman v. McCarthy”
February 20, 2015As a Hollywood Blacklist historian, I've eagerly looked forward to seeing the fact-based "Hellman v. McCarthy."
Read more“The Night Alive”: Dubliners wish upon a star
February 19, 2015This play is essentially about fringe characters yearning to get away from their boring existences.
Read moreMore military force is not the answer
February 19, 2015President Obama's request to authorize use of military force against the so-called Islamic State opens unhappy comparisons with earlier misguided U.S. military ventures.
Read moreTerrorism and the lessons of African American history
February 19, 2015President Obama cautioned us not to judge the more than a billion and half Muslims by the actions of relatively few violent extremists.
Read moreLilo Heller, 94: Holocaust victim and citizen of the world
February 18, 2015Lilo Heller, a Holocaust survivor, was born in Germany in 1921 and witnessed the rise of Nazism.
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