trump and the global rise of the christian right

In the last two years, the president has achieved a kind of apotheosis, an elevation to divine status, and this transformation has important foreign policy implications. . ... Indeed, he is becoming more like an ayatollah than an elected figure: a sign of divine will not civic choice. . ..

notable deaths of 2018

Stan Lee — Marvel Comics creator — died at age 95 on November 12, 2018 in Los Angeles, Calif. . ... Stephen Hillenburg — creator of Spongebob Squarepants — died at age 57 on November 26, 2018 in Marino, Calif. . ..

benetton & fashioning controversy

With the Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani as the creator of its advertisements, Benetton launched a series of ads in 1983 that were designed to be explicit celebrations of diversity and inclusivity. ..

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