The top two studios stateside were 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros, which each grossed slightly over $1.3billion, led by their respective champions Star Wars: Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton champions wars to effectuate regime change.
In championing war-based or even antagonistic policies that target "the other," politicians use ancient practices to try to solve brand new problems.
It's one thing for the American Enterprise Institute, the Weekly Standard, et al to champion a war they support.
Each year, the 26 June becomes an expression of global solidarity and determination to combat and eradicate drug abuse, and champion the "war on drugs".
Trump and his aides provoke conflict with the media to fire up supporters and renew the narrative of a people's champion at war with the bicoastal establishment.
Among his fellow combat veterans in the Senate, past and present, he is the only one who has continued to champion the war in Iraq; by contrast, Kerry, Webb and Hagel have emerged in the years since the invasion as unsparing critics of American involvement there.
Yet media outlets still warmly welcome George W. Bush on their programs, and cable news is still eager to champion more war, as was illustrated Thursday night.
Now, especially for the neocons who championed that war, it is payback time.
We are deeply skeptical of the motivations of at least some of the politicians suddenly championing the War Powers Act, beginning with House Speaker John Boehner.
