He was the (as he liked to point out: pretty) face of American nationalist pride and used it to challenge the very horrific issues plaguing the country.
Coming from a ceramics conservation and heritage background, as well as a fine arts education, Byrne's work embraces the political by bringing both humor and awareness to some of today's most horrific issues.
Saddam's record is unambiguously horrific, but the issue of a military offensive is almost uniquely complex as a matter of timing and strategy.
If we truly want to solve the issue of horrific, unprovoked acts of violence in society, we've got to get to the root of the problem and develop better ways of helping those suffering from mental illness.
Robert Kolker, who wrote about the murders for New York magazine in 2011, has produced in "Lost Girls" a compelling, nearly unputdownable narrative of the case and its attendant issues; a horrific, cautionary tale that makes for a very different type of beach read.
Every country deals with these issues and horrific events.
System-wide, the New York City subways descend into free-fall, with regular delays, signal issues, and horrific commutes.
Congress vowed to tackle the issue after a horrific accident last March in New York, in which 15 passengers were killed and 18 injured on a trip home from a casino.
The bulletin, with the headline "The Unexpected Killer," was issued after the horrific deaths of two soldiers who were caught in water — one in a shower, the other in a swimming pool — that was suddenly electrified after poorly grounded wiring short-circuited.
In addition to his major foreign policy gaffes and his bizzaro tax plan, he'd defined himself as a complete troglodyte on social issues, particularly his horrific comments about homosexuality.
