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Clint Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’ Is an Incisive Study in Human Nature

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Clint Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’ Is an Incisive Study in Human Nature
Director and actor Clint Eastwood attends the "Richard Jewell" world premiere gala screening during AFI FEST 2019 Presented by Audi at TCL Chinese Theatre, in Hollywood, Calif., on Nov. 20, 2019. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images
Clifford Humphrey
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Clint Eastwood’s latest movie, “Richard Jewell,” is an engaging story because it illustrates the perilous intersection between the puzzling proclivities of human nature and the momentous consequences of human choice. Not everyone, though, sees the film this way.

Clifford Humphrey
Clifford Humphrey
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Clifford Humphrey is a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America and the Director of Admissions for Thales College. He holds a PhD in politics from Hillsdale College, and he resides in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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