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Better With Death? Commentator Peter Loge says the death of Syria's Hafez Assad draws attention to an interesting phenomenon: Idealizing people after their deaths and overlooking their darker sides.

Better With Death?

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Better With Death?

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Commentator Peter Loge says the death of Syria's Hafez Assad draws attention to an interesting phenomenon: Idealizing people after their deaths and overlooking their darker sides.