By Kelly Jasper, Daily News-Record Dan Wessner, professor of international studies at EMU The lights flicked on, and 40 pairs of eyes shifted their focus from the auditorium screen over to Dan Wessner. An hour and a half earl ...More
By Kenneth R. Morefield In the fall of 2003, I noted that Hollywood had made a slew of war movies in which the protagonists were heavy underdogs fighting a defensive war against a morally inferior invading horde. Some of these films were historical: “The Last Samurai,” “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World” and “The Alamo.” Othe ...More
“This man, Jesus, what shall I do with him?” Pilate asked the crowd. “Crucify him!” they shouted repeatedly. As the condemned Jesus was led away to be crucified, an edgy Pilate washed his hands of the whole affair, declaring, “I am innocent of the blood of this man.” Ah, but if the nervous despot had no complicity in the fate of ...More
